Samuel Davila, M.D.

Pediatrics - Cardiology

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

Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (2009)
Society of Critical Care Medicine (2010)

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

Publications
- Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Infections: The Ventilator-Associated INfection Study.
  Willson DF, Hoot M, Khemani R, Carrol C, Kirby A, Schwarz A, Gedeit R, Nett ST, Erickson S, Flori H, Hays S, Hall M Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies 2017 Jan 18 1 e24-e34
- 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 & lung : the journal of critical care 2016 Aug
- Paragonimus kellicotti flukes 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 8 1263-7
- Thigh Abscess due to Haemophilus type f in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive- Child
  Watson M, Davila SZ, Burnham CA, Nguyen V, Nelson KL, Smith A, Storch GA. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 2011 Nov 19 6
- Human paragonimiasis after eating raw or undercooked crayfish --- Missouri, July 2006-September 2010.
  MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2010 Dec 59 48 1573-6

Research

Host response in severe sepsis

Links

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