RUFUS COLE DAVIS, M.D.

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1981-1985

Doctor of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1986-1990

Postdoctoral Training: Internal Medicine Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 1990-1993

Internal Medicine Chief Resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 1994-1995

Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 1993-1996

 Academic Appointments: 

University of Tennessee at Baptist Hospital, Chief, GI Section

Department of Internal Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 1996-2000  

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Division of Gastroenterology , Department of Internal Medicine , Nashville, Tennessee,1996-2000

 Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies:

 AGA                ASGE              ACG                ACP

 Publications/Abstracts:

 Whipple’s Disease Presenting With Severe Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage.

TJ Lewis, SA Halter, RM Peek, RC Davis.  Vanderbilt University Medical Center,

Nashville, TN.  Presented at AGA, San Diego, CA, May 1995.

 Angioedema of the Small Intestine: Images in Clinical Medicine.  KP Gregory, RC Davis.

New England Journal of Medicine.  334:1641, 1996. 

Progressive Dyspnea and Weight Loss.  T. Arrowsmith, R Davis.  J Tenn Med. Assoc.  88:19-21, 1995. 

Confusion and Weakness Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft.  R Davis.  J Tenn Med. Assoc.  88:18-19, 1995. 

Paradoxical Embolism.  GS Martin, R Davis., J Tenn Med. Assoc.  88:103-104, 1995.

 Hematochezia in an Elderly Woman.  A Millstone, S Evans, R Davis.  J Tenn Med. Assoc.  88:104-106, 1995. 

Publications/Abstracts cont.: 

A Case of Atypical Cyanosis.  B Rydzewski, R Davis.  J Tenn Med. Assoc.  88:354-355, 1995 

Profound Anemia Following a Respiratory Infection.  LF Weikert, RC Davis.  J Tenn. Med. Assoc. 88;271-271, 1995 

Subtle Presentation of Neurosyphilis.  SJ Ferris, RC Davis.  J Tenn Med. Assoc.  88:314-315, 1995. 

Shortness of Breath Induced by Standing.  R Davis, NJ Brown. J Tenn Med. Asssoc. 85:376-377, 1992.

 A Patient-Based System for Describing Ambulatory Medicine Practices Using Diagnosis Clusters.  BC Williams, JT Philbrick, DM Beckner, A McDermott, RC Davis, PC Buncher. J Gen Int Med.  6:57-63, 1991.