Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Specialties

Louise Davies, MD, MS

Professor

  • Division of Endocrine Surgery


Education

  • MD, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • MS, Masters of Science - Health Services Research & Health Policy University of Washintgon School of Public Health, Seattle, WA
  • General Surgery Internship, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Residency, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
  • Senior fellowship Clinical Research, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Research Grant & Fellowship, Fulbright U.S. Global Research Scholar U.S. Department of State

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Davies is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. She specializes in surgical treatment of disorders of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, head and neck cancer, voice and swallowing disorders, and skin cancer. She has a dual appointments in the Department of Surgery – Division of Endocrine Surgery and the Department of Otolaryngology – Division of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Davies provides a wide range of services including Thyroid Surgery, Thyroidectomy, Thyroid Lobectomy, Total Thyroidectomy, Resection Of Substernal Goiter, Parathyroid Surgery, Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy, Central Neck Dissection, Functional Neck Dissection, Modified Radical Neck Dissection, Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), Neck Ultrasound, Parotidectomy, Vocal Cord Injection, Tracheostomy, Esophageal Dilation, Skin Cancer Reconstruction.

Research Interests

Dr. Davies is internationally recognized for her research on the epidemiology of thyroid cancer and its impact on population health. Her current projects focus on de-escalation of thyroid cancer treatment for appropriately selected patients to optimize outcomes while minimizing side effects and risks of treatment; and developing research evidence to optimize the patient experience and support joint decision making between physicians and their patients in healthcare for thyroid and head and neck cancer.

Recent Publications

  • Do discharge delays explain longer stays at veterans health administration hospitals?
    Lucas BP, Weinberger DM, Vashi AA, Smith J, Korves C, Justice AC, Neugaard BI, Davies L
    BMC Health Serv Res 2025 Dec 12; 25(1): 1595
    [PubMed ID: 41387858]

  • The Year in Thyroidology 2025-Basic Science, Clinical Science, Surgical Science.
    Davies L, Franco AT, Haugen B
    Thyroid 2025 Dec; 35(12): 1353-1358
    [PubMed ID: 41346013]

  • Trends in Colon Cancer Colectomy Volume and Inpatient Costs, 2018-2023: A Medicare Analysis.
    Newton LE, Korves C, Zwain G, Fowler XP, Bellamkonda K, Rosa S, Denny J, Huynh J, Weinberger DM, Justice A, Vashi A, Goodney PP, Wilson MZ, Davies L
    J Surg Res 2025 Dec 02; 316: 229-239
    [PubMed ID: 41337807]

  • Emergency Department Utilization by Veterans for Low-Acuity Conditions After Virtual Care Expansion.
    Ramachandran A, Tran LD, Asch S, Boothroyd D, Justice A, Davies L, Vashi A
    JAMA Netw Open 2025 Nov 03; 8(11): e2545696
    [PubMed ID: 41296481]

  • Practice Patterns in Management of Low- to Intermediate-Grade Salivary Gland Carcinoma: A Multi-Institutional Study.
    Sajisevi M, Nguyen K, Callas P, Holcomb AJ, Vural E, Davis KP, Thomas CM, Stein JS, Asarkar A, Aulet R, Bell RK, Blasco MA, Bowmaster VB, Burruss CP, Chung J, Chan K, Chang BA, Coffey CS, Cognetti DM, Cooper DJ, Cordero J, Donovan J, Du YJ, Dundar Y, Dedivitis R, Edwards H, Erovic BM, Eskander A, Feinberg PA, Garvey EA, Goldstein D, Goodman JF, Goulart RN, Goyal N, Grasl S, Giurintano J, Gupta N, Habib A, Hackman T, Hara JH, Henson C, Hinni ML, Hua N, Johnson-Obaseki S, Juloori A, Kalman NS, Kejner A, Khaja SF, Ku JA, Lambert A, Luu BK, Magliocca KR, Medina Dos Santos LR, Michael C, Miles B, de Melo GM, Moore MG, Morand GB, Moura K, Noroozi H, Patel R, Paydarfar J, Plonowska-Hirschfeld KA, Sadeghi N, Savaria F, Schmitt NC, Shapiro J, Shaver TB, Stoeckli SJ, Stokes WA, Sulibhavi A, Tasoulas J, Vendra V, Vinh DB, Virgen CG, Woody NM, Young GD, Kakarala K, Enepekides DJ, Hier MP, Davies L, Ryan WR
    Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2025 Oct; 10(5): e70246
    [PubMed ID: 40995062]

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