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Christopher Stephen Davis MD, MPH

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Surgery
Division: Trauma and Critical Care

Member of the Center for Advancing Population Science (CAPS)
Member of the Comprehensive Injury Center
Member of the Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine

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Publications (49)

  • Geriatric Injury: A Contemporary Review of Patterns, Prevention, and Treatment (Welsch JM, Patin BB, Mohammad IY, Davis-Palladino AG, Davis CS) Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports 2023;11:117–125 08/05/2023    
  • Field triage in the civilian arena (Davis CS, de Moya MA) Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care 1 January 2023:19-22.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176841640 01/01/2023    
  • Medical School Civic Engagement During COVID-19: Activating Institutions for Equitable Community Response (Franco Z, Davis CS, Kalet A, Hooyer K, Nelson D, Amin QE, Stevenson M, Cox K, Yaspan A, Perkins H, Kryshak T, Kryshak M, Spellecy R, Abdullah A, Lord M, O’Connor S, Ahmed SM) Journal of Humanistic Psychology 2023 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85179309273 01/01/2023    
  • Evidence-based Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cholecystitis (Patin BB, Welsch JM, Davis CS) Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery 2022;11(3):169-175 12/21/2022    
  • Non-Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion in Penetrating Thoracic Trauma from Incidental Coxsackie B Virus: Case Report and Review of the Literature (Haberman KM, Souders PL, Sanchez JL, Streams JCR, Davis CS) International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2022;4(1):1-4. 06/30/2022    
  • Using Human-Centered Design to Improve a Surgery Resident Well-Being Program. (Chow BE, Pilarski A, Schmitt J, Decker MC, Ark T, Davis CS) J Surg Res 2022 Sep;277:157-162 PMID: 35490604 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129325151 05/02/2022       1 Citation
  • Management of intracardiac bullet embolisation and review of literature. (Nguyen P, Sirinit J, Milia D, Davis CS) BMJ Case Rep 2022 Mar 08;15(3) PMID: 35260401 PMCID: PMC8905873 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126080200 03/10/2022    
  • Trauma surgeon-performed peripheral arterial repairs are associated with equivalent outcomes when compared with vascular surgeons. (Karam BS, Haberman K, Nguyen P, Eddine SBZ, Boyle K, Baskaran A, Figueroa J, Milia D, Carver T, Somberg L, Webb T, Davis CS, Dodgion C, Elegbede A, de Moya MA) J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022 Apr 01;92(4):754-759 PMID: 35001022 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125891961 01/11/2022       8 Citations
  • Precision medicine in trauma: a transformational frontier in patient care, education, and research. (Davis CS, Wilkinson KH, Lin E, Carpenter NJ, Georgeades C, Lomberk G, Urrutia R) Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022 Aug;48(4):2607-2612 PMID: 34786598 PMCID: PMC8594650 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85119154805 11/18/2021       4 Citations
  • Augmenting google sheets to improvise community COVID-19 Mask Distribution (Franco Z, Kalet A, Davis C, Horng M, Horng J, Hernandez C, Dotson K, Yaspan A, Kumar A, Lijnse B) Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference 2021;2021-May:359-375 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121210344 01/01/2021       1 Citation
  • Medical student education for injury prevention: closing the gap. (Zosel A, Kohlbeck S, Davis CS, Meurer L, Hargarten S) Inj Prev 2021 Apr;27(2):201-205 PMID: 32769123 PMCID: PMC8483592 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089525433 08/10/2020       1 Citation
  • Outcomes of infants and children undergoing surgical repair of ventricular septal defect: a review of the literature and implications for research with an emphasis on pulmonary artery hypertension. (Palladino-Davis AG, Davis CS) Cardiol Young 2020 Jun;30(6):799-806 PMID: 32431266 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085301984 05/21/2020    
  • Safe cholecystectomy multi-society practice guideline and state-of-the-art consensus conference on prevention of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy. (Brunt LM, Deziel DJ, Telem DA, Strasberg SM, Aggarwal R, Asbun H, Bonjer J, McDonald M, Alseidi A, Ujiki M, Riall TS, Hammill C, Moulton CA, Pucher PH, Parks RW, Ansari MT, Connor S, Dirks RC, Anderson B, Altieri MS, Tsamalaidze L, Stefanidis D, Prevention of Bile Duct Injury Consensus Work Group) Surg Endosc 2020 Jul;34(7):2827-2855 PMID: 32399938 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084609977 05/14/2020       49 Citations
  • Incoming residents' knot-tying and suturing skills: Are medical school boot camps sufficient? (McMillan R, Redlich PN, Treat R, Goldblatt MI, Carver T, Dodgion CM, Peschman JR, Davis CS, Alizadegan S, Grushka J, Olson L, Krausert T, Lewis B, Malinowski MJ) Am J Surg 2020 Sep;220(3):616-619 PMID: 32033773 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078949560 02/09/2020       6 Citations
  • Massive transfusion associated with a hemolytic transfusion reaction: necessary precautions for prevention. (Davis CS, Milia D, Gottschall JL, Weigelt JA) Transfusion 2019 Aug;59(8):2532-2535 PMID: 31241167 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068113457 06/27/2019       7 Citations
  • Observing pneumothoraces: The 35-millimeter rule is safe for both blunt and penetrating chest trauma. (Bou Zein Eddine S, Boyle KA, Dodgion CM, Davis CS, Webb TP, Juern JS, Milia DJ, Carver TW, Beckman MA, Codner PA, Trevino C, de Moya MA) J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2019 Apr;86(4):557-564 PMID: 30629009 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063712748 01/11/2019       29 Citations
  • Age-related immune responses after burn and inhalation injury are associated with altered clinical outcomes. (Frankel JH, Boe DM, Albright JM, O'Halloran EB, Carter SR, Davis CS, Ramirez L, Burnham EL, Gamelli RL, Afshar M, Kovacs EJ) Exp Gerontol 2018 May;105:78-86 PMID: 29080833 PMCID: PMC5871535 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85033230280 10/31/2017       10 Citations
  • The diagnostic value of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and detection of pepsin and bile acids in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and exhaled breath condensate for identifying lung transplantation patients with GERD-induced aspiration. (Reder NP, Davis CS, Kovacs EJ, Fisichella PM) Surg Endosc 2014 Jun;28(6):1794-800 PMID: 24414458 PMCID: PMC6607894 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84903603241 01/15/2014       26 Citations
  • Pepsin concentrations are elevated in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after lung transplantation. (Davis CS, Mendez BM, Flint DV, Pelletiere K, Lowery E, Ramirez L, Love RB, Kovacs EJ, Fisichella PM) J Surg Res 2013 Dec;185(2):e101-8 PMID: 23845868 PMCID: PMC4306555 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891701384 07/13/2013       40 Citations
  • Dietary habits and esophageal cancer. (Palladino-Davis AG, Mendez BM, Fisichella PM, Davis CS) Dis Esophagus 2015 Jan;28(1):59-67 PMID: 23795778 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84921607428 06/26/2013       41 Citations
  • Aspiration, localized pulmonary inflammation, and predictors of early-onset bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation. (Fisichella PM, Davis CS, Lowery E, Ramirez L, Gamelli RL, Kovacs EJ) J Am Coll Surg 2013 Jul;217(1):90-100; discussion 100-1 PMID: 23628225 PMCID: PMC4135482 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84879554114 05/01/2013       35 Citations
  • Pulmonary cytokine composition differs in the setting of alcohol use disorders and cigarette smoking. (Burnham EL, Kovacs EJ, Davis CS) Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013 Jun 15;304(12):L873-82 PMID: 23605000 PMCID: PMC3680749 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84879143691 04/23/2013       25 Citations
  • Pulmonary inflammation after ethanol exposure and burn injury is attenuated in the absence of IL-6. (Chen MM, Bird MD, Zahs A, Deburghgraeve C, Posnik B, Davis CS, Kovacs EJ) Alcohol 2013 May;47(3):223-9 PMID: 23462222 PMCID: PMC3617054 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84878015551 03/07/2013       26 Citations
  • Inhalation injury severity and systemic immune perturbations in burned adults. (Davis CS, Janus SE, Mosier MJ, Carter SR, Gibbs JT, Ramirez L, Gamelli RL, Kovacs EJ) Ann Surg 2013 Jun;257(6):1137-46 PMID: 23160150 PMCID: PMC3580123 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84879077997 11/20/2012       57 Citations
  • Implications of alcohol intoxication at the time of burn and smoke inhalation injury: an epidemiologic and clinical analysis. (Davis CS, Esposito TJ, Palladino-Davis AG, Rychlik K, Schermer CR, Gamelli RL, Kovacs EJ) J Burn Care Res 2013;34(1):120-6 PMID: 23079566 PMCID: PMC3540156 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84873087751 10/20/2012       36 Citations
  • Unintentional injury in early childhood: its relationship with childcare setting and provider. (Davis CS, Godfrey SE, Rankin KM) Matern Child Health J 2013 Nov;17(9):1541-9 PMID: 22926277 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84889091695 08/29/2012       7 Citations
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease in lung transplant patients with cystic fibrosis. (Mendez BM, Davis CS, Weber C, Joehl RJ, Fisichella PM) Am J Surg 2012 Nov;204(5):e21-6 PMID: 22921151 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84868600857 08/28/2012       40 Citations
  • Medium and long-term outcomes after pneumatic dilation or laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: a meta-analysis. (Weber CE, Davis CS, Kramer HJ, Gibbs JT, Robles L, Fisichella PM) Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2012 Aug;22(4):289-96 PMID: 22874676 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84865511710 08/10/2012       60 Citations
  • Pulmonary immune changes early after laparoscopic antireflux surgery in lung transplant patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. (Fisichella PM, Davis CS, Lowery E, Pittman M, Gagermeier J, Love RB, Kovacs EJ) J Surg Res 2012 Oct;177(2):e65-73 PMID: 22537841 PMCID: PMC3694396 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84866044797 04/28/2012       28 Citations
  • Exhaled breath condensate collection in the mechanically ventilated patient. (Carter SR, Davis CS, Kovacs EJ) Respir Med 2012 May;106(5):601-13 PMID: 22398157 PMCID: PMC3314159 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84859106498 03/09/2012       37 Citations
  • The prevalence and extent of gastroesophageal reflux disease correlates to the type of lung transplantation. (Fisichella PM, Davis CS, Shankaran V, Gagermeier J, Dilling D, Alex CG, Kovacs EJ, Joehl RJ, Love RB) Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2012 Feb;22(1):46-51 PMID: 22318059 PMCID: PMC3709252 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84857091980 02/10/2012       14 Citations
  • Hiatal hernias: Classification, pathophysiology and treatment (Robles L, Davis CS, Fisichella PM) Hernias: Types, Symptoms and Treatment 2011:99-110 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84892050628 12/01/2011    
  • Ubiquitin and stromal cell-derived factor-1α in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid after burn and inhalation injury. (Baker TA, Davis CS, Bach HH 4th, Romero J, Burnham EL, Kovacs EJ, Gamelli RL, Majetschak M) J Burn Care Res 2012;33(1):57-64 PMID: 22105097 PMCID: PMC3626094 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84855814482 11/23/2011       8 Citations
  • A review of the role of GERD-induced aspiration after lung transplantation. (Fisichella PM, Davis CS, Kovacs EJ) Surg Endosc 2012 May;26(5):1201-4 PMID: 22083335 PMCID: PMC3690196 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84863515258 11/16/2011       15 Citations
  • The acute pulmonary inflammatory response to the graded severity of smoke inhalation injury. (Albright JM, Davis CS, Bird MD, Ramirez L, Kim H, Burnham EL, Gamelli RL, Kovacs EJ) Crit Care Med 2012 Apr;40(4):1113-21 PMID: 22067627 PMCID: PMC3290689 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84858776579 11/10/2011       98 Citations
  • The protective role of laparoscopic antireflux surgery against aspiration of pepsin after lung transplantation. (Fisichella PM, Davis CS, Lundberg PW, Lowery E, Burnham EL, Alex CG, Ramirez L, Pelletiere K, Love RB, Kuo PC, Kovacs EJ) Surgery 2011 Oct;150(4):598-606 PMID: 22000170 PMCID: PMC3694415 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80054107120 10/18/2011       64 Citations
  • Early pulmonary immune hyporesponsiveness is associated with mortality after burn and smoke inhalation injury. (Davis CS, Albright JM, Carter SR, Ramirez L, Kim H, Gamelli RL, Kovacs EJ) J Burn Care Res 2012;33(1):26-35 PMID: 21979852 PMCID: PMC3253958 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84855785947 10/08/2011       43 Citations
  • Reply to comment to "Current applications of evolving methodologies in gastroesophageal reflux disease testing" (Weber C, Davis CS, Fisichella PM) Digestive and Liver Disease October 2011;43(10):836 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052483179 10/01/2011    
  • Laparoscopic antireflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease after lung transplantation. (Fisichella PM, Davis CS, Gagermeier J, Dilling D, Alex CG, Dorfmeister JA, Kovacs EJ, Love RB, Gamelli RL) J Surg Res 2011 Oct;170(2):e279-86 PMID: 21816422 PMCID: PMC3686158 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052790023 08/06/2011       32 Citations
  • Hiatal hernias: a review of the pathophysiologic theories and implication for research. (Weber C, Davis CS, Shankaran V, Fisichella PM) Surg Endosc 2011 Oct;25(10):3149-53 PMID: 21528392 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84856172010 04/30/2011       39 Citations
  • The evolution and long-term results of laparoscopic antireflux surgery for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. (Davis CS, Baldea A, Johns JR, Joehl RJ, Fisichella PM) JSLS 2010;14(3):332-41 PMID: 21333184 PMCID: PMC3041027 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79951766091 02/22/2011       58 Citations
  • Current applications of evolving methodologies in gastroesophageal reflux disease testing. (Weber C, Davis CS, Fisichella PM) Dig Liver Dis 2011 May;43(5):353-7 PMID: 21324762 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79953267470 02/18/2011       12 Citations
  • Challenges in the diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 in a lung transplant patient and the long-term implications for prevention and treatment: a case report. (Davis CS, Deburghgraeve CR, Yong S, Parada JP, Palladino-Davis AG, Lowery E, Gagermeier J, Fisichella PM) Transplant Proc 2010 Dec;42(10):4295-9 PMID: 21168686 PMCID: PMC3065125 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78650500891 12/21/2010       2 Citations
  • Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication combined with posterior gastropexy in the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). (Davis CS, Fisichella PM) Surg Endosc 2011 Jun;25(6):2055; author reply 2056 PMID: 21136117 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80051681693 12/08/2010       2 Citations
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease after lung transplantation: pathophysiology and implications for treatment. (Davis CS, Shankaran V, Kovacs EJ, Gagermeier J, Dilling D, Alex CG, Love RB, Sinacore J, Fisichella PM) Surgery 2010 Oct;148(4):737-44; discussion 744-5 PMID: 20727564 PMCID: PMC3066258 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77956652145 08/24/2010       53 Citations
  • Laparoscopic fundoplication with or without pyloroplasty in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease after lung transplantation: how I do it. (Davis CS, Jellish WS, Fisichella PM) J Gastrointest Surg 2010 Sep;14(9):1434-41 PMID: 20499201 PMCID: PMC3066265 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77955842388 05/26/2010       15 Citations
  • A review of the potential applications and controversies of non-invasive testing for biomarkers of aspiration in the lung transplant population. (Davis CS, Gagermeier J, Dilling D, Alex C, Lowery E, Kovacs EJ, Love RB, Fisichella PM) Clin Transplant 2010;24(3):E54-61 PMID: 20331688 PMCID: PMC3066066 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77954169734 03/25/2010       16 Citations
  • Anatomy and physiology of the esophagus (Davis CS, Joehl RJ, Fisichella PM) Reflux Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment 1 January 2010:141-155 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029960050 01/01/2010    
  • Prophylactic intravenous immune globulin and polymixin B decrease the incidence of septic episodes and hospital length of stay in severely burned children. (Lyons JM, Davis C, Rieman MT, Kopcha R, Phan H, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T, Kagan R) J Burn Care Res 2006;27(6):813-8 PMID: 17091076 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33750836641 11/09/2006       11 Citations
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