Spoer, Daisy

By Michael Hilleary | June 14, 2024

 

 

Daisy Spoer, MD, MS

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Medical School:

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Bio:

After growing up in Palo Alto, California, I attended Syracuse University, where I majored in Biotechnology and Neuroscience. Following graduation, I worked as an artificial intelligence analyst for a healthcare start-up before moving to DC. At Georgetown, I completed a master’s in physiology and biophysics, a research fellowship with the Center for Wound Healing, and ultimately, my medical doctorate. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to have incredible mentors who shaped my commitment to enhancing patient well-being through empathetic patient-centered communication, diagnostic precision, evidence-based individualization, and healthcare accessibility. I am so excited to grow as a physician and learn from the medical community and patients at UW.

Personal Interests:

Yoga, traveling, hiking, and illustration

Clinical Interests:

Medical dermatology, wound healing, cutaneous oncology, artificial intelligence, and healthcare accessibility

Why UW?

I could not have been happier to have matched at UW for my internship because of the unparalleled opportunities to be trained by the world-renowned faculty and participate in caring for the incredibly diverse patient populations throughout the WWAMI region.

Publications:

  1. Spoer D.L., Kiene J.M., Dekker P.K. Huffman S.S., Kim K.G., Abadeer A.I. & Fan K.L.. (2022, Dec). A Systematic Review of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Plastic Surgery: Looking to the Future. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 10(12), e4608. Cited in PubMed; PMID: PMC9722565. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC9722565
  2. Spoer D.L., Shin S.E., Kim K.G., Haffner Z.K., Linnartz K.S., Attinger C.E. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Mar). Perioperative evaluation of nutritional status to predict complications in patients with major lower extremity amputation. Wounds: a Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice, 35(3), 59-65. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 36917785. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.25270/wnds/22070
  3. Spoer D.L., Huffman S.S., Rogers A.E., Berger L.E., Foshag A.C., Park R.H., Marable J.K., Lava C.X., Cunningham M.H. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Jul). Examining the unmet needs of chronic wound patients with common mental disorders. Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery: JPRAS, 82(2023), 176–185. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 37186973. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2023.02.032
  4. Cach G., Rogers A.E., Spoer D.L., Sayyed A.A., Deldar R., Attinger C.E. & Evans K.K.. (2023, May). Amputation Acceptance: A Survey of Factors Influencing the Decision to Undergo Lower Extremity Amputation. The Journal of foot and ankle surgery: official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, 62(3), 548-552. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 36813633. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2022.12.012
  5. Berger L.E., Lava C.X., Huffman S.S., Spoer D.L., Martin T., Fan K.L. & Del Corral G.A.. (2023, Mar). Does method matter? Characterizing the effect of preoperative hair removal method on outcomes following penile inversion vaginoplasty. European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1-9. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-023-02059-z
  6. Deldar R., Spoer D., Gupta N., Towfighi P., Boisvert M., Wehner P., Greenwalt I.T., Wisotzky E.M., Power K., Fan K.L. & Tom, L.K.. (2023, Jun). Prophylactic Lymphovenous Bypass at the Time of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Decreases Rates of Lymphedema. Annals of Surgery Open, 4(2), e278. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 37601478. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000278
  7. Spoer D.L., Huffman S.S., Berger L.E., Towfighi P.N., Elkadi S.H., Kramer A. & Song D.H.. (2023, Jun). Radiographic Evidence of Neo-vascularization of the Lower Abdominal Soft Tissues in Patients After Abdominoplasty and Previous Abdominal Free Flap Breast Reconstruction. European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 46(2023), 765–776. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-023-02076-y
  8. Spoer D.L., Berger L.E., Towfighi P.N., Deldar R., Gupta N.J., Huffman S.S., Sharif-Askary B., Parikh R.P., Fan K.L. & Tom, L.K.. (2023, Sep). Lymphovenous Coupler-Assisted Bypass (CAB) for Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery. PMID: 37751886. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2181-7559
  9. Berger L.E., Bell A.C., Huffman S.S., Spoer D.L., Margulies I.G., Kim K.G., Akbari C.M., Steinberg J.S., Attinger C.E. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Oct). Surgical Management of Pain or Infection Secondary to Calciphylaxis: A Wound Center’s Experience and Algorithmic Multidisciplinary Approach. Wounds: a Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice. PMID: 37956343. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.25270/wnds/23048; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37956343/
  10. Shin S.E., Spoer D., Franzoni G., Berger L., Hill A., Sayyed A.A., Noe N., Steinberg J.S., Attinger C.E. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Aug). To Mesh or Not to Mesh: What is the Ideal Meshing Ratio for Split Thickness Skin Grafting of the Lower Extremity? The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2023.05.002
  11. Berger L.E., Spoer D.L., Huffman, S.S., Drew E., Greenwalt I.T. & Fan K.L.. (2023, Nov). A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast Following Lumpectomy and Oncoplastic Closure. Wounds: a Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice. Pub Status: In-Press. PMID: 38417817. Article URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38417817/
  12. Berger L.E., Spoer D.L., Bovill J.D., Huffman S.S., Bell A.C., Truong B.N., Singh A., Fan K.L. & Tom L.K.. (2022, Dec). COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Capsular Contracture Following Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction: A Retrospective, Multicenter Nested Case-Control Study. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 3(43), NP170-NP180. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 36395159. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjac295
  13. Berger L.E., Shin, S., Haffner, Z.K., Huffman S.S., Spoer D.L., Sayyed A.A., Franzoni G., Bekeny J.C., Attinger C.E. & Kleiber G.M.. (2023, Mar). The application of targeted muscle reinnervation in lower extremity amputations: A systematic review. Microsurgery. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.31030
  14. Spoer D.L., Junn A., Bovill J.D., Haffner Z.K., Abadeer A.I. & Baker S.B.. (2023, Aug). Evolving the Cybersecurity of Clinical Photography in Plastic Surgery. Archives of Plastic Surgery, 50(4), 443-444. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 37564722. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2103-4168
  15. Berger L.E., Huffman S.S., Bovill J.D., Spoer D.L., Shin S., Truong B.N., Gupta N., Attinger C.E., Akbari C.M. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Apr). Free Tissue Transfer to the Lower Extremity in the Setting of Thrombocytosis and the Role of Antiplatelet Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2056-1561
  16. Spoer D.L., Ghyasi N., Thorson, T.L., Huffman S.S., Berger L.E., Lin C., Lava C.X., Rosal L.M., Boisvert M.E., Wehner P.B., Greenwalt I.T., Son J.D., Convit R, Tousimis E., Fan K.L., Song D.H. & De La Cruz L.M.. (2023, Nov). Octogenarians with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Annals of Breast Surgery. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/abs-23-58; https://cdn.amegroups.cn/journals/aoj/files/journals/33/articles/8258/public/8258-PB1-9181-R1.pdf
  17. Berger L.E., Spoer D.L., Huffman S.S., Khayat, E., Lava, C.X., Akbari, C.M., Atves, J.N., Steinberg, J.S., Attinger C.E. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Jun). A Comparative Analysis of Functional and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Lisfranc and Chopart Amputations in High-Risk Limb Salvage Patients. The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2023.04.014
  18. Bovill J.D., Berger L.E., Huffman S.S., Spoer D., Deldar R., Ko J., Aintablian A.L., Akbari C., Attinger C.E. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Jun). Retrospective review of complications and outcomes in COVID-19-positive patients with comorbidities undergoing limb salvage procedures in a tertiary care wound center. Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice, 35(6), 109–116. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 37276541. Pub Status: Published. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.25270/wnds/22100
  19. Huffman S.S., Lava C.X., Berger L.E., Marable J.K., Spoer D.L., Fan K.L., Lisle D.M. & Del Corral G.A.. (2023, Aug). Rectovaginal Fistula Repair Following Vaginoplasty in Transgender Females: A Systematic Review of Surgical Techniques. Plastic Surgery. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/22925503231190923
  20. Huffman S.S., Berger L.E., Li K., Spoer D.L., Gupta N.J., Truong B.N., Akbari C.M. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Sep). Muscle versus Fascia Free Tissue Transfer for Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis in the Comorbid Population. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2153-2285
  21. Berger L.E., Huffman S.S., Marable J.K., Spoer D.L., Shan H.D., Bloomfield G.C., Deldar R., Evans K.K., Bhanot P. & Alimi Y.R. (2023, Aug). Age Is Just a Number: The Role of Advanced Age in Predicting Complications Following Ventral Hernia Repair With Component Separation. The American Journal of Surgery. Pub Status: In-Press. PMID: 38182459 Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.12.032
  22. Huffman S.S., Bovill J.D., Li K., Spoer D.L., Berger L.E., Bekeny J.C., Akbari C., Fan K.L. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Sep). Implications of Single-Vessel Runoff on Long Term Outcomes of Free Tissue Transfer for Lower Extremity Reconstruction. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery. Pub Status: In-Press. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2181-7149
  23. Berger L.E., Spoer D.L., Huffman, S.S., Lava C.X., Martin T., Bekeny J.C., Fan K.L. & Del Corral G.A.. (2024, Jan). The Effect of Obesity on Vaginoplasty Outcomes. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Pub Status: In-Press. PMID: 38319959. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000003808
  24. Wan E.L., Berger L.E., Spoer D.L., Huffman S.S. & Song D.H.. (2024, March). Discussion: Financial Literacy in Plastic Surgery Training: Importance and Current Status. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Pub Status: In press. PMID: 38385726 Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000010994
  25. Spoer D.L., Berger L.E., Huffman S.S., Dekker P.K., Ko J.A., Truong B.N., Towfighi P.N., Ghyasi N., Fan K.L. & Song D.H.. (2024, Mar). Comparison of Outcomes After Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Latissimus Dorsi with Immediate Fat Transfer vs. Abdominally Based Free Flaps. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Pub Status: In-Press. PMID: 38470977. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000011400
  26. Junn A., Spoer D.L., Koh M., Berger L.E., Zukerman H., Baker S.B., DeLia D. & Fan K.L.. (2024, Mar). Implications of Pregnancy Termination Policy on Cleft Lip and Palate. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Pub Status: In-Press. PMID: 38507555 Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000011417
  27. Wan E.L., Spoer D.L., Berger L.E., Huffman S.S. & Song D.H.. (2024, Apr). Discussion: Comparing Trends in Medicare Reimbursement and Inflation within Plastic Surgery Subspecialties. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Pub Status: In-Press. PMID: 38546366. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000010995
  28. Huffman S.S., Spoer D.L., Berger L.E., Fan K.L. & Evans K.K.. (2023, Apr). Establishing a Strategy to Automate the Collection of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in a High-Volume Tertiary Wound Center. Journal of Wound Care. Pub Status: Accepted.
  29. Marable J.M., Spoer D.L., Harish V., Berger L.E., Li K.R., Song D.H. & Fan K.L.. (2024, Mar). Sterile draping of operative microscopes in breast free flaps: Are we covering up ineffectiveness? Annals of Plastic Surgery. Pub Status: Accepted.
  30. Spoer D.L., Berger L.E., Towfighi P.N., Huffman S.S. & Tom L.K.. (2023, Aug). Lymphovenous Bypass: Surgical Techniques. International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews. Pub Status: Accepted pending revisions.