Stephanie Davis, MD
Enriched profileEdward C. Curnen, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Physician-in-Chief, UNC Children's · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephanie Davis is Edward C. Curnen, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Physician-in-Chief, UNC Children's at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. OpenAlex indexes 393 publications with 16,612 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pediatric Pulmonology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Stephanie Duggins Davis, MD, is Edward C. Curnen, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Pediatrics. The public record shows 393 publications with 16,612 citations (h-index 58), centered on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Tracheal and airway disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 10 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2010–2023).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Thorax
- Top research focus: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- 10 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 4 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 176.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 10 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Longitudinal, Observational Study of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Adults
Sponsor: ReCode Therapeutics
- Characterizing the Upper Airway Manifestations in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Primary Immunodeficiencies
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Saline Hypertonic in Preschoolers + CT
Sponsor: University of Washington, the Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Organon LLCProgram year20253 payments
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedProgram year20221 payment
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20211 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2010–2023 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2023$1,448,157U54HL096458 - Characterizing the upper airway manifestations in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Primary Immunodeficiencies
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2023$217,023U54HL096458
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Meta-analysis2018 - Preschool Multiple-Breath Washout Testing. An Official American Thoracic Society Technical Statement.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Guideline2018
Most-cited works
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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scholar.google.com/citations
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Mentions by others
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗
- BS
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →unchealthfoundation.org ↗ - Pediatrics Residency
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center
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Pediatric Pulmonology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center
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Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology (per NPI taxonomy)
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Chair
Publications and Policy Committee, American Thoracic Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →unchealthfoundation.org ↗ - Chair
American Thoracic Society Pediatric Assembly
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →news.unchealthcare.org ↗ - President
Society for Pediatric Research
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →news.unchealthcare.org ↗ - Chair
Board of Directors, American Board of Pediatrics
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Selection Committee, NICHD-funded Pediatric Scientist Development Program
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →news.unchealthcare.org ↗
- Passion
Care, and Dedication (PCD) Award, PCD Foundation
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MD Award, American Thoracic Society
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American Pediatric Society
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.unc.edu ↗
- Chief of Children's Clinical Services
UNC Health
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Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium (NCATS Rare Disease Clinical Research Network)
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Media & interviews
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