David Upton
Credentials: MD, FACS
Position title: Chief, Division of Comprehensive Otolaryngology; Clinical Professor
Email: dcupton@wisc.edu

Education
- MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
- Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Upton is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a past recipient of the UW Health Patient Experience Physician Champion Award. His clinical practice comprises the full spectrum of adult and pediatric otolaryngology including sinonasal disorders, ear surgery, sleep surgery, pediatrics, laryngology, and head and neck surgery with an emphasis on surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in the adult population. He is the chief of the otolaryngology service at Meriter-Unity Point Hospital.
Upton provides a wide range of services including adenoidectomy, fine needle aspiration (FNA), intraoral biopsy, nasal cautery, oral appliances, sleep apnea surgery, tonsillectomy, tracheostomy, septoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, nasal polypectomy, tympanoplasty, tympanostomy (ear) tube placement, neck mass excision, turbinate reduction, functional rhinoplasty, upper airway nerve stimulation therapy.
Research Interests
Upton’s research interests include chronic rhinosinusitis, office-based procedures of the head and neck, and surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
Publications
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a proteomic analysis
January 28, 2012 -
Radiology quiz case 1. Stafne bone cyst
November 23, 2006