Elizabeth David, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery-Cardiothoracic
Medical School:
- MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine (2005)
- BA, Wellesley College (MA) (2000)
- Georgetown University Hospital Program (2005)
- Georgetown University Hospital Program, Chief Resident, Surgery (2010)
- University of Texas at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer Center Program, Thoracic and Cardiac (2012)
Professional Titles
- Associate Professor of Surgery
Publications
- Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Bronsert MR, Abrams BA, Kelleher AD, Colborn KL, Randhawa SK, David EA, Mitchell JD, Meguid RA. Perioperative Hypothermia in Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors and Associations with Post-Operative Outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37865182
- Perdomo D, Pebworth R, Lawton JS, Kilic A, Reddy RM, David EA, Odell DD, Yang SC. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Looking to the Future Scholarship Program: A 15-Year Review. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37739113
- Dyas AR, Thomas MB, Bronsert MR, Madsen HJ, Colborn KL, Henderson WG, David EA, Velopulos CG, Meguid RA. Emergency thoracic surgery patients have worse risk-adjusted outcomes than non-emergency patients. Surgery. 2023 Oct;174(4):956-963. PubMed PMID: 37507304
- Ashrafi A, Yu J, Kim AT, Ye JC, David EA, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Harano T, Kim AW. Adjuvant chemotherapy, not radiotherapy, prolongs survival for node-negative non-small cell lung cancer with positive surgical margins. JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun;14:472-482. PubMed PMID: 37425454
- Taylor LJ, David EA. Defining Modifiable Variables to Improve Esophageal Cancer Care. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Nov;116(5):1044-1045. PubMed PMID: 37356519
- Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. ASO Visual Abstract: Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison to Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5828-5829. PubMed PMID: 37355517
- Stuart CM, Gergen AK, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. ASO Author Reflections: Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Esophagectomy: Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5826-5827. PubMed PMID: 37294387
- Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison with Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5815-5825. PubMed PMID: 37285095
- Axtell AL, David EA, Block MI, Parsons N, Habib R, Muniappan A. Association Between Interstitial Lung Disease and Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Sep;116(3):533-541. PubMed PMID: 37271447
- Kim AT, Ding L, Lee HB, Ashbrook MJ, Ashrafi A, Wightman SC, Atay SM, David EA, Harano T, Kim AW. Longer hospitalizations, more complications, and greater readmissions for patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders undergoing pulmonary lobectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 May 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37245626
- Stuart CM, Dyas AR, Byers S, Velopulos C, Randhawa S, David EA, Pritap A, Stewart CL, Mitchell JD, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. Social vulnerability is associated with increased postoperative morbidity following esophagectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct;166(4):1254-1261. PubMed PMID: 37119966
- Toubat O, David EA. A narrative review of lung cancer screening in underserved populations. Curr Chall Thorac Surg. 2023;5. PubMed PMID: 37064329
- Madsen HJ, Lambert-Kerzner A, Mucharsky E, Phillips JD, David EA, Odell DD, Dyas AR, Meguid RA. Lessons learned by thoracic surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Feb 28;15(2):507-515. PubMed PMID: 36910104
- Wong LY, Parsons N, David EA, Burfeind W, Berry MF. The Impact of Age and Need for Emergent Surgery in Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul;116(1):138-145. PubMed PMID: 36702291
- Servais EL, Blasberg JD, Brown LM, Towe CW, Seder CW, Onaitis MW, Block MI, David EA. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jan;115(1):43-49. PubMed PMID: 36404445
- Servais EL, Blasberg JD, Brown LM, Towe CW, Seder CW, Onaitis MW, Block MI, David EA. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jan;115(1):43-49. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.025. Epub 2022 Oct 29. PMID: 36404445.
- Toubat O, Ding L, Ding K, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Harano T, Kim AW, David EA. Benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for resected pathologic N1 non-small cell lung cancer is unrecognized: A subgroup analysis of the JBR10 trial. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Oct 20:S1043-0679(22)00257-X. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.10.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36272526.
- Mungo AH, David EA. Commentary: Another win for immunotherapy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Sep 9:S0022-5223(22)00940-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.09.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36184319.
- Peng T, Farias AJ, Shemanski KA, Kim AW, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Canter RJ, David EA. Surgical decision-making in advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer is influenced by more than just guidelines. JTCVS Open. 2022 Apr 28;11:286-299. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.04.035. PMID: 36172417; PMCID: PMC9510805.
- Wang JC, Ding L, David EA, Atay SM, Wightman SC, McFadden PM, Harano T, Kim AW. Adhering to guideline concordant care improves survival among the different subtypes of T3 N2 non-small cell lung cancer. JTCVS Open. 2022 Feb 15;10:384-392. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.02.001. PMID: 36004267; PMCID: PMC9390621.
- Peng T, Wightman SC, Ding L, Lieu DK, Atay SM, David EA, Kim AW. Lobectomy offers improved survival outcomes relative to segmentectomy for >2 but =4 cm non-small cell lung cancer tumors. JTCVS Open. 2022 Apr 14;10:356-367. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.03.002. PMID: 36004221; PMCID: PMC9390142.
- Farias AJ, Chan E, Navarro S, David EA, Eguchi M, Cockburn M. Lung Cancer Mortality Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Patient Experiences with Care: a SEER-CAHPS Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Jun 29. doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01358-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35767217.
- Peng T, Hamann HA, David EA. Stigma May Exacerbate Disproportionately Low Guideline-Concordant Treatment Rates for Patients With Advanced-Stage Lung Cancer in the United States. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2022 Feb 25;3(4):100302. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100302. PMID: 35400082; PMCID: PMC8983342.
- Wightman SC, David EA. The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Sep;114(3):940. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.03.022. Epub 2022 Mar 25. PMID: 35346630.
- Wightman SC, Lee JY, Ding L, Atay SM, Shemanski KA, McFadden PM, David EA, Kim AW. Adjuvant chemotherapy for visceral pleural invasion in 3-4-cm non-small-cell lung cancer improves survival. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jun 15;62(1):ezab498. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab498. PMID: 35325098.
- Jang JK, Atay SM, Ding L, David EA, Wightman SC, Kim AW, Ye JC. Patterns of Use of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Compared With Surgery for Definitive Treatment of Primary Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2022 Apr 1;45(4):146-154. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000902. PMID: 35320815; PMCID: PMC8971891.
- Yin V, Pagteilan J, Atay SM, David EA, Kim AW, Wightman SC. Esophagectomy for Permanent Mesh Migration After Transthoracic Hiatal Hernia Repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Aug;114(2):e89-e91. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.064. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PMID: 34914935.
Practice Locations
UCHealth Thoracic Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Court
Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2799
CU Medicine Thoracic Surgery - Highlands Ranch Specialty Care Center
1500 Park Central Drive
Suite 101
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1093
National Jewish Health
1400 Jackson St
Denver, CO 80206
1-877-225-5654
UCHealth Surgical Care - Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000
Hospital Affiliation
1665 Aurora Court
Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2799
CU Medicine Thoracic Surgery - Highlands Ranch Specialty Care Center
1500 Park Central Drive
Suite 101
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1093
National Jewish Health
1400 Jackson St
Denver, CO 80206
1-877-225-5654
UCHealth Surgical Care - Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
- UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
- National Jewish Health
- Saint Joseph Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Thoracic and Cardiac, Board Certification
- Surgery, Board Certification
Clinical Interests
I am passionate about the care of lung cancer patients and the ways that patient outcomes are influenced by stigma, health systems and other human factors. My clinical interests include surgery for lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies including mesothelioma, thymoma, thymic cancer and esophageal cancer.
Care Philosophy
I treat my patients the way I would want to be treated or would want my family members to be cared for. It is very important to me that patients understand their medical conditions and the options for treatment and the implications of those treatments on their lives.
I am passionate about the care of lung cancer patients and the ways that patient outcomes are influenced by stigma, health systems and other human factors. My clinical interests include surgery for lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies including mesothelioma, thymoma, thymic cancer and esophageal cancer.
Care Philosophy
I treat my patients the way I would want to be treated or would want my family members to be cared for. It is very important to me that patients understand their medical conditions and the options for treatment and the implications of those treatments on their lives.
General Information
Medical Schools:
- MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine (2005)
Undergraduate Schools:
- BA, Wellesley College (MA) (2000)
Internships:
- Georgetown University Hospital Program (2005)
Residency Programs:
- Georgetown University Hospital Program, Chief Resident, Surgery (2010)
Fellowships:
- University of Texas at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer Center Program, Thoracic and Cardiac (2012)