Dr. David Hughes is the James Lynds, MD Research Professor, and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Hughes' clinical interests include surgical diseases of the endocrine system including the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. He has particular clinical expertise and performs research on the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer. He has a surgical practice focused solely upon the treatment of routine and complex endocrine disorders and also performs radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules. He works within the multidisciplinary endocrine oncology team to provide the best care and outcomes for his patients. His research has focused on clinical outcomes in the surgical treatment of thyroid cancer and hyperparathyroidism with an additional concentration in medical education. Dr. Hughes also serves as the Program Director of the Surgery Residency Program and the Norman W. Thompson Endocrine Surgery Fellowship at the University of Michigan.

Clinical outcomes research in the treatment of thyroid cancer, hyperparathyroidism and neuroendocrine tumors of the intestine, pancreas and adrenal gland. Educational research in undergraduate and graduate medical education.