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David Schneider, MD, MS, FACS

Healthcare Professional
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
600 Highland Ave
BX7375 Clinical Science Center
Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Dr. Schneider is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of multiple specialty societies including the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the American Thyroid Association, the North American NeuroEndocrine Tumor Society, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He specializes in endocrine surgery, treating diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. He utilizes several minimally invasive techniques to treat endocrine disorders (endoscopic thyroidectomy, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, focused exploration for recurrent thyroid cancer).

Dr. Schneider conducts outcomes research in conjunction with the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Program. His research program investigates the optimization of cancer care in the United States with a particular interest in endocrine cancers. This work utilizes large national databases which can impact national healthcare and policy initiatives. He also conducts clinical research working on hyperparathyroidism, thyroid cancer, Graves’ Disease, and adrenal disorders.

Representative Publications:

Impact of Potassium Iodide on Thyroidectomy for Graves’ Disease: Implications for Safety and Operative Difficulty

Failure to Diagnose and Treat Hyperparathyroidism Among Patients With Hypercalcemia: Opportunities for Intervention at the Patient and Physician Level to Increase Surgical Referral

Timely Evaluation and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients With Kidney Stones

Survival in Patients With Medullary Thyroid Cancer After Less Than the Recommended Initial Operation

Machine Learning to Identify Multigland Disease in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

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