Dr. Stapleton’s practice includes surgical and endoscopic services. She has special interests in cancer surgery and robotic surgery for cancers and benign conditions including hernia repairs. She also performs colonoscopies.

Dr. Stapleton is the Cancer Liaison Physician for Ridgeview Medical Center and monitors cancer care quality at the hospital.

Dr. Stapleton was selected as one of the “Best providers for Women” through Minnesota Monthly magazine in 2011 and 2012. She was also named “Doctor Recommended: Rising Star” in Mpls St. Paul magazine in 2015 and 2016. She was also named a Top Doctor in Minneapolis Saint Paul magazine 2018-2024.

Dr. Stapleton is a board member of the non-profit, MAST (Minnesota Atitlan Surgical Team). She has traveled to Guatemala every January since 2014 to provide care to an underserved population of mostly indigenous Mayan people in Santiago Atitlan. For those interested, MAST can be followed on Facebook and Instagram.

Dr. Stapleton is a Minnesota native originally from Moorhead, MN. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College for her undergraduate degree and received her medical degree from the University of Minnesota- Minneapolis. She then moved east and completed her surgical training at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME.

Dr. Stapleton sees patients at the Waconia and Chaska Clinics. She operates at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia and the 212 Surgery Center in Chaska. She is also a contributing author to “The View”, Lakeview Clinics blog page. Her outside interests include spending time with her husband, daughters, and her puppy Duchess.