- Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (2009)
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (2010)
Biography
Dr. Davila is originally from Brownsville, Texas. He attended college at Rice University and received his medical degree from University of Texas, San Antonio. He completed his residency in Pediatrics and fellowships in Critical Care and Infectious Diseases at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. His primary clinical interest is the host response in severe sepsis. He aims to facilitate the interaction of Critical Care and the Infectious Disease services to improve delivery of care.
Education & Training
- Fellowship - Washington University School of Medicine (2010-2014), Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Medical School - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (2001-2005)
- Residency - Washington University/B-JH/St. Louis Children's Hospital (2005-2009), Pediatrics
- Fellowship - Washington University School of Medicine/St Louis Children's Hospital (2009-2014), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- Fellow of the Year in Pediatric Critical Care 2014-2015, St. Louis Children's Hospital
- Mentored Training Program in Clinical Research 2011, UL1TR000448
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Does serial procalcitonin monitoring predict clinical outcomes in children with sepsis? A diagnostic stewardship study
Rubbab B, Davila S, Moreland J, Firmani S, Most Z Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology 2025 Jun 5 -
Evaluation and treatment of infective endocarditis in children and adolescents with underlying CHD: a Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative Clinical Practice Guideline
Aldrich JB, Madsen N, Armstrong AK, Burns J, Collins M, Coward C, Davila SZ, Dimas V, Erdmann A, Fatemi Y, Goldstein BH, Harahsheh AS, Khan S, Kipps A, Kwon MH, Lyman E, Maples H, Merklinger SL, Sganga D, Stang C, Subramanyan RK, Vaikunth S, Gal D Cardiology in the Young 2025 -
Use of ecmo for cardiogenic shock in pediatric population
Bhaskar P, Davila S, Hoskote A, Thiagarajan R Journal of Clinical Medicine 2021 Apr 10 -
Commentary: Remote Ischemic Preconditioning—Too Good to Be True?
Davila S, Jaquiss RD Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2020 Jun 32 325-326 -
DNA Viremia Is Associated with Hyperferritinemia in Pediatric Sepsis
Simon DW, Halstead ES, Davila S, Kernan KF, Clark RS, Storch G, Carcillo JA Journal of Pediatrics 2019 Oct 213 82-87.e2 -
Viral DNAemia and Immune Suppression in Pediatric Sepsis
Davila S, Halstead ES, Hall MW, Doctor A, Telford R, Holubkov R, Carcillo JA, Storch GA Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2018 Jan 19 e14-e22 -
Use of continuous renal replacement therapy in salicylate toxicity: A case report and review of the literature
Papacostas MF, Hoge M, Baum M, Davila SZ Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care 2016 Sep 45 460-463 -
Paragonimus kellicotti Fluke infections in Missouri, USA
Lane MA, Marcos LA, Onen NF, Demertzis LM, Hayes EV, Davila SZ, Nurutdinova DR, Bailey TC, Weil GJ Emerging Infectious Diseases 2012 Aug 18 1263-1267 -
Thigh abscess due to haemophilus influenzae type f in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive child
Watson ME, Davila SZ, Burnham CA, Nguyen V, Nelson KL, Smith AL, Storch GA Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 2011 Nov 19 e21-e23 -
Human paragonimiasis after eating raw or undercooked crayfish -- Missouri, July 2006-September 2010
Patrick SL, Turabelidze G, Marx H, Grim A, Lane MA, Weil GJ, Bailey TC, Önen NF, Demertzis LM, Tuteur PG, Hayes EV, Davila SZ, Folk SM, Mitchem RE, Kammerer E, Fannon JP, Jones JL, Wilkins PP, Lo YC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2010 Dec 59
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Does serial procalcitonin monitoring predict clinical outcomes in children with sepsis? A diagnostic stewardship study
Research
- Host response in severe sepsis
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