Navigating the Nexus to
Improve Child Lung Health: Research, Leadership, and Life in Medicine
Stephanie Duggins Davis, MD
Stephanie Duggins Davis, MD is the
Edward C. Curnen Jr., Distinguished Professor and Chair for the Department of
Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina, and Physician-in-Chief of UNC
Children’s. She earned her MD from Bowman Gray Medical School and completed
her pediatrics residency and pulmonology fellowship at Riley Children’s
Hospital. Upon completion of her training, she joined the UNC Division of
Pediatric Pulmonology, ultimately serving as Fellowship Director and Division
Chief. In 2011, she accepted the position as Section Director for
Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine at Riley Children’s
Hospital where she remained until her return to UNC in 2018.
Dr. Davis, a NIH-funded investigator, has led several clinical and translational
studies in cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia. She serves
as the contact PI for the NCATS-NHLBI funded Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary
Clearance Consortium. She has over 20 years of experience mentoring
trainees, currently serves on the NHLBI K23/K24 Mentored Patient Oriented
Research Review Committee and is chair of the NICHD sponsored Pediatric
Scientist Development Program selection committee. She has served as
President of the Society of Pediatric Research, Chair of the ABP Board of Directors,
and Chair of the Pediatric Assembly for the American Thoracic Society.