Amy W. Davis, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology

Dr. Davis is a member of the Division of Pediatric Pathology.
Office Location:
Department of Pathology, B259
Children's Hosptial of Pittsburgh
One Children's Hospital Drive
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224 		Contact Information:
Office Telephone: 412-692-7811
Lab Telephone: 412-692-5650
Fax: 412-692-6550
Email: daviaw@upmc.edu

Education

  • BS - Kansas State University, 1995
  • MD - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (TTUHSC), Lubbock, 2001

Clinical Expertise

My personal areas of interest are pediatric dermatopathology and vascular lesions. As a pediatric pathologist, our field is broad and encompasses all organ systems as well as transplant, cytology and autopsy pathology with specific focus on tumors and diseases unique to the pediatric population.

Research Interests

Ongoing research projects include collaboration with pediatric infectious disease, gastrointestinal, and renal colleagues on projects related to Lyme disease, pancreatitis, and slit diaphragm integrity, respectively.

Certifications

  • Pediatric Pathology specialty certification
  • Combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Specialties

Pediatric Pathology

Awards and Honors

  • Research Fellowship Grant, Research Advisory Committee, CHP
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
  • Center for Basic Cancer Research Scholarship (undergraduate)

Memberships

  • Society of Pediatric Pathology
  • College of American Pathologists
  • United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
  • Alpha Omega Alpha

Selected Publications

View Dr. Davis's publications on PubMed

Campfield B, Nolder C, Davis A, Hirsch R, Nowalk A. The DBA/1 Strain is a Novel Mouse Model for Experimental Borrelia burgdorferi Infection. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 2012 Oct; 19(10): 1567-73.

Villasenor-Park J, Davis A, Singh S, Zuckerbraun N, Green M, Gehris R. (2012), Group A Streptococcal Panniculitis. Pediatric Dermatology. 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01816.x. Shiose A, Takaseya T, Kim HI, Kobayashi M, Horai T, Rao S, Arakawa Y, Fujiki M, McCarthy MA, Liu Y, Lewandowski JJ, Davis A, Fukamachi K. In Vivo Evaluation of a New Surfactant Polymer Coating Mimicking the Glycocalyx of Endothelial Cells. ASAIO J. 2011 Sep-Oct;57(5):395-8. Davis AW, Heavner JE. Polypharmacy, Age, and Scheduled Surgery. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 14(5):329-34 (2002).