Specialties
David F. Schneider, MD, MS, FACS
Associate Professor
- Division of Endocrine Surgery
schneiderd@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-1387
- Administrative Assistant: (608) 263-1387
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792-3284
Education
- MD, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Research Fellowship in Burn & Shock Trauma, Loyola Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- MS in Clinical Research Methods, Department of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
- General Surgery Residency, Loyola Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Schneider holds dual board certification in Surgery and Clinical Informatics, and he is a member of multiple specialty societies including the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the American Thyroid Association, the American Medical Informatics Association. He specializes in Endocrine Surgery, treating diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. He utilizes several state of the art techniques to treat endocrine disorders (radioguided parathyroidectomy, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, retroperitoneal adrenalectomy, minimally invasive thyroidectomy, four-gland parathyroid exploration, and treatment of recurrent or persistent hyperparathyroidism).
Dr. Schneider provides a wide range of services including Adrenal Surgery, Central Neck Dissection, Endocrine Surgery, Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy, Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy (MIRP), Modified Radical Neck Dissection, Neck Ultrasound, Open Adrenalectomy, Parathyroid Surgery, Resection Of Substernal Goiter, Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy, Subtotal Parathyroidectomy, Thyroidectomy, Thyroid Lobectomy, Thyroid Surgery, Total Thyroidectomy, Four-gland parathyroid evaluation, Parathyroid Autotransplant.
Research Interests
Dr. Schneider conducts outcomes research in conjunction with the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Program. His research program investigates the optimization of Endocrine Surgical care in the United States with a particular interest in using informatics tools to improve decision-making. This work utilizes electronic health record data, machine learning (artificial intelligence) and natural language processing to facilitate better more efficient care for parathyroid and thyroid diseases. He also conducts clinical research working on hyperparathyroidism, thyroid cancer, Graves’ Disease, and adrenal disorders.
Dr. Schneider is a member of UW Health’s Physician Informatics Team and co-leader of the Clinical Informatics Community of Practice.
Recent Publications
Response Regarding: "Generative Artificial Intelligence in Academic Surgery: Ethical Implications and Transformative Potential".
Robinson JR, Stey A, Schneider DF, Kothari AN, Lindeman B, Kaafarani HM, Haines KL
J Surg Res 2025 Apr 17;
[PubMed ID: 40251046]Generative Artificial Intelligence in Academic Surgery: Ethical Implications and Transformative Potential.
Robinson JR, Stey A, Schneider DF, Kothari AN, Lindeman B, Kaafarani HM, Haines KL
J Surg Res 2025 Mar; 307: 212-220
[PubMed ID: 39934059]Perioperative Bone Mineral Density Assessment in Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
Kirsch MJ, Stoeckl EM, Aziz A, McDow AD, Long KL, Schneider DF, Sippel RS, Dedhia PH
J Surg Res 2025 Jan; 305: 41-46
[PubMed ID: 39642745]Equivalent Pain and Opioid Use Between Transabdominal and Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy.
Haskins L, Tobin N, Reineman E, Sippel R, Schneider D, Long K, Elfenbein D, Balentine C, Chiu A
J Surg Res 2024 Dec; 304: 173-180
[PubMed ID: 39549505]Patient Neighborhood Adversity Associated With Access Not Wait Time to Parathyroidectomy.
Schears M, Balentine C, Sippel R, Schneider D, Elfenbein D, Long K, Kind A, Chiu A
J Surg Res 2024 Nov; 303: 439-445
[PubMed ID: 39426053]