Specialties
David F. Schneider, MD, MS, FACS
Associate Professor
- Division of Endocrine Surgery
- UW Health Associate Chief Medical Information Officer
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
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
How frequently does parathyroidectomy and adjuvant treatment lead to clinically meaningful changes in bone mineral density? A multi-institutional study.
Druar N, Finn CB, Cher BA, Sant VR, Lu P, Applewhite M, Anderson D, Maalouf NM, Mosquera JE, Schneider D, Chiu A, Long K, Davies L, Sippel RS, Balentine C
Surgery 2026 Sep 01; 110589
[PubMed ID: 42778489]Already in the room: How endocrine surgery patients are using and embracing artificial intelligence in care.
Helbing A, Druar N, Finn CB, Holoubek SA, Allen BJ, Davies L, Long K, Schneider DF, Balentine C, Sippel RS, Chiu A
Surgery 2026 Aug 31; 200: 110578
[PubMed ID: 42767164]Using sensitivity analysis to evaluate the fracture benefit of parathyroidectomy.
Cher BAY, Lin Q, Marten E, Thornton M, Chiu A, Elfenbein D, Holoubek S, Long K, Schneider DF, Sippel RS, Soe K, Frank KA, Balentine CJ
Surgery 2026 Aug; 196: 110222
[PubMed ID: 42127703]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 Jun; 310: 390-391
[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]