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Professor Mark Davies
Professor

Mark Davies

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Overview

Background

Eminent Staff Specialist in Neonatology (Consultant Neonatologist) - Grantley Stable Neonatal Unit, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Neonatology - Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Queensland

Mark Davies is a medical graduate of the University of Queensland (MB,BS 1985). He trained in Paediatrics at the Royal Children's Hospital (Brisbane), with time at the Worcester Royal Infirmary, Doncaster Royal Infirmary and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Glasgow) in the UK.

Mark sub-specialised in Neonatology training at the Royal Women's Hospital (Brisbane), the Rosie Maternity Hospital (Cambridge) and the Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital. His advanced training was conducted under the supervision of the Neonatal-Perinatal Specialist Advisory Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and he became a Fellow of the RACP in 1997. He completed a two year fellowship training programme in Neonatology and Neonatal Ultrasound at the Royal Women's Hospital (Melbourne) in January 1999.

In July 2000, Mark was appointed to the joint position of Staff Neonatologist at the Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane and Senior Lecturer in Neonatology at the University of Queensland. He is now an Eminent Staff Specialist in Neonatology and an Associate Professor of Neonatology.

Mark Davies’ research focused on neonatal ventilation. He did his PhD studies on partial liquid ventilation. He supervises projects in neonatology and neonatal intensive care.

Mark prepares and maintains a number of Cochrane systematic reviews in neonatology and intensive care. From 2002 to 2006 he served on the Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group, and was Co-Chair of the steering group from 2005 to 2006. He was a Director of The Cochrane Collaboration Trading Company from 2013 to 2017.

Availability

Professor Mark Davies is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Neonatology

    Mark Davies’ research focused on neonatal ventilation. He did his PhD studies on partial liquid ventilation. He supervises projects in neonatology and neonatal intensive care. Mark prepares and maintains a number of Cochrane systematic reviews in neonatology and intensive care.

Research impacts

Mark Davies’ research has contributed to the care of newborn infants at all levels of care including the well newborn and those requiring special and intensive care, as well as counselling parents of the foetus at significant risk.

Works

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200 works between 1996 and 2025

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2014

Journal Article

Time-to-delivery after maternal transfer to a tertiary perinatal centre

Hutchinson, Fiona H. and Davies, Mark W. (2014). Time-to-delivery after maternal transfer to a tertiary perinatal centre. BioMed Research International, 2014 (Article ID 325919) 325919, 325919. doi: 10.1155/2014/325919

Time-to-delivery after maternal transfer to a tertiary perinatal centre

2013

Journal Article

Cerebral blood flow is not affected during perfluorocarbon dosing with volume-controlled ventilation

Davies, Mark W., Dunster, Kimble R., Fraser, John F. and Colditz, Paul B. (2013). Cerebral blood flow is not affected during perfluorocarbon dosing with volume-controlled ventilation. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49 (12), 1010-1018. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12297

Cerebral blood flow is not affected during perfluorocarbon dosing with volume-controlled ventilation

2013

Journal Article

Partial liquid ventilation for preventing death and morbidity in adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (Review)

Galvin, Imelda M., Steel, Andrew, Pinto, Ruxandra, Ferguson, Niall D. and Davies, Mark W. (2013). Partial liquid ventilation for preventing death and morbidity in adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 (7) CD003707. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003707.pub3

Partial liquid ventilation for preventing death and morbidity in adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (Review)

2013

Journal Article

A randomised controlled trial of blended learning to improve the newborn examination skills of medical students

Stewart, Alice, Inglis, Garry, Jardine, Luke, Koorts, Pieter and Davies, Mark William (2013). A randomised controlled trial of blended learning to improve the newborn examination skills of medical students. Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 98 (2), F141-F144. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301252

A randomised controlled trial of blended learning to improve the newborn examination skills of medical students

2013

Journal Article

Relationship between blood culture collection method and proportion of contaminated cultures in neonates

McLaughlin, Linda M., Inglis, Garry D. T., Hoellering, Adam B. and Davies, Mark W. (2013). Relationship between blood culture collection method and proportion of contaminated cultures in neonates. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49 (2), 105-108. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12088

Relationship between blood culture collection method and proportion of contaminated cultures in neonates

2013

Journal Article

The low birthweight, term infant and the need for admission to special care nurseries

Parry, Michael and Davies, Mark W. (2013). The low birthweight, term infant and the need for admission to special care nurseries. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49 (12), 1019-1024. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12304

The low birthweight, term infant and the need for admission to special care nurseries

2013

Journal Article

Commentary on: 'Prophylactic phototherapy for preventing jaundice in preterm or low birth weight infants'

Davies, Mark W. (2013). Commentary on: 'Prophylactic phototherapy for preventing jaundice in preterm or low birth weight infants'. Evidence-Based Child Health, 8 (1), 250-251. doi: 10.1002/ebch.1899

Commentary on: 'Prophylactic phototherapy for preventing jaundice in preterm or low birth weight infants'

2013

Journal Article

Partial liquid ventilation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in paediatric acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Kaushal, Alka, McDonnell, Conor G. and Davies, Mark W. (2013). Partial liquid ventilation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in paediatric acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 (2) CD003845. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003845.pub3

Partial liquid ventilation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in paediatric acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

2012

Book Chapter

How to Write a Book Review

Davies, Mark W. and Jardine, Luke A. (2012). How to Write a Book Review. How to Write a Paper. (pp. 98-101) Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118488713.ch15

How to Write a Book Review

2012

Journal Article

Water births and the research required to assess the benefits versus the harms

Davies, Mark W. (2012). Water births and the research required to assess the benefits versus the harms. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 48 (9), 726-729. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01781.x

Water births and the research required to assess the benefits versus the harms

2012

Journal Article

An introduction to the Australian NAIT Registry

Risson, David C., Davies, Mark W. and Williams, Bronwyn A. (2012). An introduction to the Australian NAIT Registry. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 48 (9), 716-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02546.x

An introduction to the Australian NAIT Registry

2012

Journal Article

Review of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

Risson, David C., Davies, Mark W. and Williams, Bronwyn A. (2012). Review of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 48 (9), 816-822. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02528.x

Review of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

2012

Journal Article

Long-term review of sutureless ward reduction in neonates with gastroschisis in the neonatal unit

Choi, Wilson W., McBride, Craig A., Bourke, Chris, Borzi, Peter, Choo, Kelvin, Walker, Rosslyn, Nguyen, Tuan, Davies, Mark, Donovan, Tim, Cartwright, David and Kimble, Roy M. (2012). Long-term review of sutureless ward reduction in neonates with gastroschisis in the neonatal unit. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 47 (8), 1516-1520. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.010

Long-term review of sutureless ward reduction in neonates with gastroschisis in the neonatal unit

2012

Journal Article

Lung recruitment manoeuvres for reducing respiratory morbidity in mechanically ventilated neonates (Protocol)

Jauncey-Cooke, Jacqueline, Bogossian, Fiona, Hough, Judith L., Schibler, Andreas, Davies, Mark W., Grant, Caroline A., Gibbons, Kristen and East, Christine E. (2012). Lung recruitment manoeuvres for reducing respiratory morbidity in mechanically ventilated neonates (Protocol). The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (7). doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009969

Lung recruitment manoeuvres for reducing respiratory morbidity in mechanically ventilated neonates (Protocol)

2012

Journal Article

Enteral iron supplementation in preterm and low birth weight infants (Review)

Mills, Ryan John and Davies, Mark W. (2012). Enteral iron supplementation in preterm and low birth weight infants (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3 (3), CD005095. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005095.pub2

Enteral iron supplementation in preterm and low birth weight infants (Review)

2012

Journal Article

Transferring preterm infants from incubators to open cots at 1600 g: A multicentre randomised controlled trial

New, K., Flint, A., Bogossian, F., East, C. and Davies, M. W. (2012). Transferring preterm infants from incubators to open cots at 1600 g: A multicentre randomised controlled trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 97 (3), F88-F92. doi: 10.1136/adc.2011.213587

Transferring preterm infants from incubators to open cots at 1600 g: A multicentre randomised controlled trial

2012

Journal Article

Humidified high flow nasal cannulae: Current practice in Australasian nurseries, a survey

Hough, Judith L., Shearman, Andrew D., Jardine, Luke A. and Davies, Mark W. (2012). Humidified high flow nasal cannulae: Current practice in Australasian nurseries, a survey. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 48 (2), 106-113. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02070.x

Humidified high flow nasal cannulae: Current practice in Australasian nurseries, a survey

2012

Conference Publication

Changing nCPAP practice from the NPT to short binasal prongs has positively affected clinical outcomes in very low birth weight infants

Hovey, D. P., Pritchard, Margo Anne, Davies, Mark, Cartwright, D. and Bogossian, Fiona E. (2012). Changing nCPAP practice from the NPT to short binasal prongs has positively affected clinical outcomes in very low birth weight infants. 17th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceania Perinatal Societies (FAOPS) & the 16th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Sydney, NSW Australia, 18-21 March 2012.

Changing nCPAP practice from the NPT to short binasal prongs has positively affected clinical outcomes in very low birth weight infants

2012

Book Chapter

Measurement of inspired gas temperature in the ventilated neonate

Jardine, Luke Anthony, Cartwright, David, Dunstar, Kimble Robert and Davies, Mark William (2012). Measurement of inspired gas temperature in the ventilated neonate. Humidification in the intensive care unit: The essentials. (pp. 267-270) edited by Antonio Matías Esquinas. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-02974-5_31

Measurement of inspired gas temperature in the ventilated neonate

2012

Book Chapter

Partial liquid ventilation in the extremely preterm infant: potential benefits and harms

Davies, Mark William (2012). Partial liquid ventilation in the extremely preterm infant: potential benefits and harms. Lung diseases: selected state of the art reviews. (pp. 505-522) Rijeka, Croatia: InTech. doi: 10.5772/1475

Partial liquid ventilation in the extremely preterm infant: potential benefits and harms

Funding

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2020
    Optimising the treatment of invasive infection in critically ill neonates, through application of an innovative microsampling approach
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2001
    The effect of perflouorocarbon vapour(with perfluorooctyl bromide) on tidal volume measurement
    Alfred Juster Memorial Fund
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sensory exposure of neonates in single room environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Fiona Bogossian

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Professor Mark Davies directly for media enquiries about:

  • Babies - medicine
  • Child health
  • Evidence-based medicine
  • Healthcare
  • Infants - medicine
  • Intensive care - neonatal
  • Liquid ventilation - neonatal care
  • Medicine
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal ventilation
  • Neonatology
  • Newborn babies - medicine
  • Paediatrics
  • Ventilation - neonatal

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