Spotlight - Dr. Debbie Davis

Dr. Deborah Winders Davis Debbie Davis Spotlight

Professor of Pediatrics
Director, CAHRDS Unit
Director, Louisville Twin Study

How long have you worked in Pediatrics?   27 years at UofL; 46 years total

What is your favorite thing about your job?  The people with whom I work and the work itself.


What is your hometown?
Indianapolis, Indiana

What is your favorite movie?
Gone With the Wind

Tell us about your family:
I've been married to my husband, Gary Davis, for almost 37 years. I have two adult children Ryan (Jenny) and Kara (Austin).

Do you have pets?
None, only a grand dog named Oliver!

What are you doing, where are you going, for your next vacation?
Just returned from the Bahamas with the whole family.

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Undecided

What is one of your proudest accomplishments?
Helping others be successful at performing research.

What is your favorite quote?
“There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."- Nelson Mandela

What was your first job?
babysitting

What is your favorite ice cream?
Anything form Ben & Jerry's, especially the one in Stowe, Vermont