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Marta Davila, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepat,& Nutr, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Associate Program Director, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship Program, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepat,& Nutr, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Unit Number: 1466
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-794-5073
Fax: 713-563-4408

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1988 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, MD
1984 University of California Davis, Davis, CA, BS, Biological Sciences, Cum Laude with Highest Honors

Postgraduate Training

7/1993-6/1994 Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Advanced therapeutic endoscopy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
7/1991-6/1993 Fellowship in Gastroenterology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
6/1988-6/1991 Residency, Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Board Certifications

1993 American Board of Internal Medicine in the Subspecialty of Gastroenterology
1991 American Board of Internal Medicine
1989 National Board of Medical Examiners

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Deputy Chair Ad Interim, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2/2007-12/2009

Professional Memberships

American Cancer Society
Chairperson, Colorectal Cancer Initiative, 2000-2001
American College of Gastroenterology, Bethesda, MD
Credentials Committee member, 2009-2012
American College of Gastroenterology
Fellow, 2008-present
American Gastroenterological Association
Fellow, 2008-present
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Fellow, 2010-present
Harris County Medical Society, Houston, TX
Member, 4/2007-present
Texas Medical Association, Houston, TX
Member, 4/2007-present
Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Austin, TX
Councilor, 2009-present
Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (TSGE), Austin, TX
Member, 2008-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Thomas MB, Morris JS, Chadha R, Kaur H, Iwasaki M, Lin E, Kaseb A, Glover KY, Davila M. A Phase II trial of the combination of bevacizumab and erlotinib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology 27(6):833-5, 7/2009.
2. Cen P, Hofstetter WL, Correa AM, Wu TT, Lee JH, Ross WA, Davila M, Swisher SG, Fukami N, Rashid A, Maru D, Ajani JA. Lymphovascular invasion as a tool to further subclassify T1b esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cancer 112(5):1020-1027, 3/2008.
3. Hassan MM, Li Donghui, El-Deeb AS, Wolff RA, Bonday ML, Davila M, and Abbruzzese JL. Association Between Hepatitis B Virus and Pancreatic Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology 26:4557-4562, 2008.
4. Anandasabapathy S, Jhamb J, Davila M, Wei C, Morris J, Bresalier R. Clinical and endoscopic factors predict higher pathologic grades of Barrett dysplasia. Cancer 109(4):668-74, 2007.
5. Rosa-e-Silva L, Gerson LB, Davila M, Triadafilopoulos G. Clinical, radiologic and manometric characteristics of adult chronic intestinal dysmotility: the Stanford experience. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 4:866-73, 2006. e-Pub 6/2006.
6. Lin M, Gerson LB, Lascar R, Davila M, Triadafilopoulos G. Features of gastroesophageal reflux disease in women. Am J Gastroenterol 99:1442-7, 8/2004. PMID: 15307857.

Invited Articles
1. Davila ML. Neutropenic enterocolitis: current issues in diagnosis and management. Curr Infect Dis Rep 9:116-20, 3/2007. PMID: 17324348.
2. Davila ML. Neutropenic enterocolitis. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 22:44-7, 2006. PMID: 16319675.
3. Davila M, Beaulieu C, Paik O, Napel S, Edelstein P, Jeffrey R. CT and MR Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy). Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2:30-36, 2000.
4. Davila M. Long-Term Follow-up after Endoscopic Sphincterotomy: Analysis of Sphincter Function, Bile Composition, and Bile Duct Histology. Adv Gastroenterol Hepatol Clin Nutr 3:23-26, 1998.

Book Chapters
1. Davila M, Bresalier RS. Gastrointestinal Complications. In: Cancer Medicine, 7th. Holland-Frei, 2005.

Last updated: 7/25/2011