Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Louise Davies

Credentials: MD, MS

Position title: Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety; Professor

Email: louise.davies@wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • MS, Masters of Science – Health Services Research & Health Policy University of Washington 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

Davies is internationally recognized for her research on the epidemiology of thyroid cancer and its impact on population health. Her clinical research focuses 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. Her methodologic research is in the science of healthcare improvement and the application of embedded mixed methods research into clinical trials to optimize recruitment and enable all eligible participants to have an opportunity to hear about trials for which they are eligible.

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