James Evans Davis

Background

Davis, James Evans was born on March 2, 1918 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Daniel Wilborn and Annie Maude (Evans) Davis.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, University North Carolina, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1943. Doctor of Science (honorary), University North Carolina, 1988.

Career

Intern, New York Hospital Cornell Univercity Medical Center, 1944-1945; resident in surgery, New York Hospital Cornell Univercity Medical Center, 1946-1950; chief surgical resident, New York Hospital Cornell Univercity Medical Center, 1950-1951; instructor surgery, Medical School, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1945-1951; professor clinical surgery, School Medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1954; associate professor clinical surgery, Medical School, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1954; department chairman surgery, Watts and Durham Regional Hospital, 1954-1980. Founding Chairman, Board Of Directors North Carolina Institute Medicine, Durham, since 1983. Foundingpres. Medical Mutual Insurance Company North Carolina, Raleigh, 1975-1988.

Achievements

• James Evans Davis has been listed as a notable thoracic surgeon, parliamentarian, general, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Major Ambulatory Surgery

    (Book by Davis, James E.)

  • Rules of Order

Membership

Chairman City of Medicine Program, Durham, since 1981. Member Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care, 1989-1990. Trustee Durham General Hospital, since 1991, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, since 1995.

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946, lieutenant Commander research retired, Korea. Member American Medical Association (president 1988-1989, speaker house delegations 1983-1987), American College of Surgeons (governor 1980-1986, president North Carolina chapter 1978-1979, Distinguished Surgeon award 1991), North Carolina Medical Society (president 1975-1976), North Carolina Surgical Society (president 1980-1981), American Society General Surgeons (founding president since 1992), Medical Speakers Association (founding president 1992-1996), Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce (president 1983-1984), North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (trustee), Hope Valley Country Club, Country Club North Carolina, Coral Bay Beach Club.

Connections

Married Margaret Royall, June 14, 1943. Children James Evans Junior (deceased), Kenneth Royall, George Harrison.

Father:

Daniel Wilborn Davis

Mother:

Annie Maude (Evans) Davis

Spouse:

Margaret Royall