Dawn Davis, MD, PHD

Education

• University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois – MD
• University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois – PhD in Pathology
• University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington – Residency in Internal Medicine
• University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics – Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Professional Activities

Dr. Dawn Davis is a faculty member in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism within the Department of Medicine. She is also the endocrinology section chief at the William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital. Dr. Davis co-directs the Integrated Program in Endocrinology (iPEND), which brings together a PhD training program, research collaborations and seminars, and core resource development across multiple departments at UW-Madison. She has received a Puestow Research Award and a Dickie Research Award from the Department of Medicine, a UW Health Patient Experience Physician Champion Award, and a Junior Physician Investigator Award and Medical Research Scholar Award from the American Federation for Medical Research.

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Davis’ clinical practice encompasses all aspects of endocrinology, with specific interests in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes; rarer forms of diabetes, including genetic and acquired; endocrine complications after gastric bypass surgery; obesity and hypoglycemia.

Research Interests

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Dr. Davis runs a federally funded research lab focused on pancreatic beta cell biology. Understanding the mechanisms underlying beta cell growth, survival and death may help identify new therapeutic targets that can help drive beta cell proliferation in the patient with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, a recent islet transplant, or potentially even type 1 diabetes in combination with immune therapies. She also conducts collaborative clinical research that investigates biomarkers for diabetes, novel dietary interventions for weight loss and diabetes prevention, and the treatment of diabetes in hospitalized patients.