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Office
UW Health at the American Center
4602 Eastpark Blvd
Madison, WI 53718Phone+1 608-242-2888Fax+1 608-234-6695- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a board certified general surgeon with specialty training in endocrine surgery. I have a particular interest in treatment decision making, and strive to educate my patients about all the possible treatment options for their thyroid, parathyroid or adrenal disorders and counsel them to make treatment decisions that are medically sound, but importantly that fit with their values and preferences.
I also practice broad-based general surgery and take emergency general surgery call. My research interests include patient and provider decision making, surgical outcomes, and surgical education research. I have a specific research interest in the assessment and evaluation of resident technical skills, as well as measurements of teaching effectiveness.
Education & Training
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Surgical Endocrinology, 2013 - 2015
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineM.P.H., 2008 - 2009
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2006
- University of Michigan School of Public HealthB.S., 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- WI State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- CA State Medical License 2015 - 2019
- NC State Medical License 2006 - 2013
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Golden Scalpel Award University of California, Irvine, 2019
- Young Surgeons Travel Stipend Southern California Chapter American College of Surgeons, 2016
- Best Interesting Case Presentation American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Preoperative Steroids in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Don't chase the adenoma: A probabilistic approach to imaging before parathyroidectomy.Nicole Lunardi, Allison Jacob, Dawn Elfenbein, David F Schneider, Kristin Long, Simon A Holoubek, Erin MacKinney, Alexander Chiu, Rebecca S Sippel, Courtney J Balentine> ;Surgery. 2024 Mar 2
- Outcomes of Preoperative Medical Therapy for Thyroidectomy in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease.Baumgartner, T., Allison, H., Braafladt, S., Blumenthaler, A., Ritter, H., Mariash, C., Elfenbein, D., McDow, A.> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024 Mar 1
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review Examining the Extent of Thyroidectomy.Kathy Bach, Palvishey Ansari, Hamayail Ansari, Nicole M Mott, Dawn M Elfenbein, Hunter Underwood, Susan C Pitt> ;Thyroid. 2024 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Use of the gamma probe to identify multigland disease in primary hyperparathyroidismTobin K, Ayers RR, Rajaei M, Sippel RS, Balentine CJ, Elfenbein DM, Chen H, Schndeider DF, Int J Endo Oncol, 1/1/2016
- Primary HyperparathyroidismMadkhali TM, Alhefdhi A, Chen H, Elfenbein DM, Turkish J of Surg, 1/1/2015
- Clinical and Socioeconomic Factors Influence Treatment Decisions in Graves' DiseaseElfenbein DM, Schneider DF, Havelna J, Chen H, Sippel, RS, Ann Surg Onc, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Thyroidectomy as a definitive treatment of Graves' disease: Just as safe in children.Elfenbein DM, Katz M, Chen H, Schneider DF, Sippel RS, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 1/17/2015
- CaPTHUS Scoring Model in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Can it Eliminate the need for ioPTH?Elfenbein DM, Weber S, Schneider DF, Sippel RS, Chen H, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/28/2014
- Clinical and Socioeconomic Factors Influence Treatment Decisions in Graves' Disease.Elfenbein DM, Chen H, Schneider DF, Havlena J, Sippel RS, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/28/2014
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Lectures
- Are general surgery chief residents less confident in their ability to independently care for patients in the modern era? A qualitative pilot study using discourse ana...Seattle, WA - 1/24/2015
- "Preserving and assessing vocal cords in thyroid surgery."1/10/2015
- Prospective Intervention of a Novel Levothyroxine Dosing Protocol based on Body Mass Index after Thyroidectomy.San Francisco, CA - 1/27/2014
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Other
- Ethics of Authorship.Elfenbein D, The Academic Surgeon, The official blog of the AAS
www.aasurg.org/blog/ethics-of-authorship
1/19/2015 - Chest Tubes.Emick DM, Duke LifeNet, Vol. XVII, No. 2, pp. 1, 4-5
1/1/2008
Authored Content
- “But, You’re the One Doing My Surgery, Right?” How I Talk with My Patients About Resident Autonomy and Patient SafetyJune 2020
- “But, You’re the One Doing My Surgery, Right?” How I Talk with My Patients About Resident Autonomy and Patient SafetyJune 2020
Press Mentions
- “But, You’re the One Doing My Surgery, Right?” How I Talk with My Patients About Resident Autonomy and Patient SafetyJune 1st, 2020
- Personalized Approach to Treating Thyroid CancerSeptember 1st, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
- American Association of Endocrine SurgeonsMember
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- University HospitalMadison, Wisconsin
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