PeterJDavisMD

Anesthesiology • Pittsburgh, PA

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
3705 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-692-5260

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1981 - 1983
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1981
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1977
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1979 - Present
PA State Medical License 1983 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2022
VA State Medical License 2015 - 2020
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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Clinical Trials

PANDA (Pediatric Anesthesia & NeuroDevelopment Assessment) Study Start of enrollment: 2009 May 01
Completed
Dexmedetomidine as a Rapid Bolus in Children for Emergence Agitation Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
Zero Heat Flux Thermometry System Comparison Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

23 citations
Double-blind comparison of oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate with oral meperidine, diazepam, and atropine as preanesthetic medication in children with congenital hear...
M C Goldstein-Dresner, Peter J. Davis, E. Kretchman, R. D. Siewers, N. Certo
Anesthesiology. 1991-01-01
29 citations
Fentanyl and alfentanil plasma protein binding in preterm and term neonates
Annette Wilson, Richard L. Stiller, Peter J. Davis, Gina Fedel, S. Chakravorti
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1997-02-01
36 citations
Pharmacokinetics of alfentanil in newborn premature infants and older children.
Peter J. Davis, A Killian, Richard L. Stiller, David R. Cook, R D Guthrie
Developmental Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 1989-01-01

Press Mentions

Should We Control Variability in How Infants Are Treated for Pain?June 1st, 2024