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Faculty Detail
Name
RICHARD D DAVIS
Campus Address
CHIL DEAR Zip 1711
Phone
(205) 638-9790
E-mail
davis@uab.edu
Other websites
https://www.uab.edu/medicine/peds/rehab
http://rehab.childrensal.org/
Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type
Department
Division
Rank
Primary
Ped - Rehabilitation Medicine
Ped - Rehabilitation Medicine
Professor
Secondary
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Davis serves as Medical Director for the UAB Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Children's of Alabama. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He also serves as Medical Director for Children's of Alabama Early Intervention Program. Dr. Davis is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) and PM&R. After attending medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Dr. Davis completed his residency training in the Department of PM&R at UAB. He received his PRM fellowship training at The Children's Hospital of Alabama in UAB's Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Davis is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Southern Medical Association, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the Alabama Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Jefferson County Medical Society. He is involved with a number of community organizations including the Alabama Head Injury Foundation and Magic Moments. Dr. Davis's special interests include management of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, spasticity, neuroplasticity, and assistive technology . His primary research interests are in neuroplasticity, constraint-induced movement therapy and technology applications for individuals with physical and cognitive impairments.
Society Memberships
Organization Name
Position Held
Org Link
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Remodeling the Damaged Immature Brain by Pediatric CI Therapy
Description
Keywords
brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, brachial plexus, spasticity, rehabilitation