Background
Davis, David was born on October 5, 1927 in Liverpool, England. Son of Solomon A. and Bertha (Finkelstein) Davis. came to the United States, naturalized, 1966.
Davis, David was born on October 5, 1927 in Liverpool, England. Son of Solomon A. and Bertha (Finkelstein) Davis. came to the United States, naturalized, 1966.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Glasgow (Scotland) U., 1949; Doctor of Medicine Glasgow (Scotland) U., 1974; Diploma in Psychological Medicine, Conjoint Board of Royal Colls. Physicians and Surgeons, England, 1954.
House officer, Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow, 1949-1950;
locum general practice, London, 1952;
registrar in psychiatry, St. Crispin Hospital
registrar in psychiatry, Northampton and South Ockendon Hospital, Essex, England, 1952-1955;
Fulbright traveling scholar, research fellow in psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis
visiting physician in psychiatry, Washington University, 1955-1957;
registrar in psychiatry, Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals
registrar in psychiatry, U. London Postgraduate Institute Psychiatry, 1957-1959;
senior hospital medical officer in psychiatry, Borocourt Hospital, Henley, England
with service at other hospitals, 1959-1960;
assistant professor psychiatry, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1960-1961;
associate professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1961-1968;
professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1968-1986;
professor emeritus, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1986;
director inpatient psychiatry service, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1960-1968;
chief section general psychiatry, director education and training, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1964-1968;
director community consultant program, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1966-1972;
department chairman psychiatry, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1968-1969;
associate department chairman psychiatry, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1971-1975, 77-86;
distinguished professor, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1986-1987;
acting department chairman psychiatry and behavioral science, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1986-1987;
vice chairman, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1987-1990;
consultant acute care units, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1990-1992;
professor emeritus department psychiatric and neurology, director psychiatric/neurology for medical student based learning, U. Missouri-Columbia School Medicine, since 1993. Clinical director university service Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center, 1967-1974, academic head, 1968-1969, associate academic head, director research and training, chief section general psychiatry, 1970-1975, department chairman psychiatry, academic head, 1975-1976, chief psychiatry, 1977-1983, department chairman psychiatry, academic head, 1983-1984. Visiting scientist National Institute of Mental Health, 1969-1970.
Visiting professor U. Edinburgh, Scotland,1976-1977. Visiting faculty fellow in community psychiatry Laboratory Community Psychiatry, Harvard University Medical School, 1965-1967. Distinguished visiting professor department psychology Bowling Green State University (Ohio), April 1983.
Examiner New York State Department Mental Hygiene, since 1970. Consultant in field.
President Congregation Beth Shalom of Mid-Missouri, 1981-1983. Board of trustees Congregation B'nai Israel, Galveston, Texas, since 1988. Served as flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force, 1950-1952.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life, representative and liaison Royal College Psychiatrists 1979-1986), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Health, Royal College Psychiatrists, American College Psychiatrists, Missouri Academy Psychiatry (president 1970). Member Canada Psychiatric Association, Mid-Continent Psychiatric Association, Association Mental Health(chairman advising committee 1968-1974), American Association of University Professors, International Association Social Psychiatry, American Association for Social Psychiatry (program committee 1985-1987, awards committee since 1987), New York Academy Sciences, Central Missouri Psychiatric Society (president 1974, Chairman.ethics committee 1977-1986), Missouri Psychiatric Association (president 1975), American Medical Association, Galveston County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Society Psychiatric Physicians, British Medical Director, British Medical Register, Missouri Academy Psychiatry (counselor 1975), North America Society, Royal College Psychiatrists (founding chairman 1978-1985), World Psychiatric Association (expert commission on clinical psychopathology), Fulbright Alumni Association, Poetry Roundtable of Galveston Artists Guild, Titus Harris Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Pi (member of advisory board Professionals Institute, 1987).
Married Phyllis Burman, 1952. Children: Jonathan Paul, Jeremy Mark, Timothy Spenser.