Dr. Philip Davis boasts over 40 years of experience in global entrepreneurship, business development, and healthcare. He currently serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, where he is part of the Adult Gerontology Primary Care faculty. His research primarily focuses on the care of older adults in emergency settings, with several published articles in peer-reviewed journals on the topic. Additionally, Dr. Davis practices as an associate provider at the Emory University Hospital Emergency Department.

Dr. Davis began his career in telecommunications, holding senior management positions in BellSouth International’s finance and information systems divisions. He later founded The Latitude Group, a global telecommunications consulting firm, which he successfully sold to Intasys Corporation, an international telecommunications software company. Under his leadership as president, the company's stock price surged over 3,000%, as he built a strong international reputation for the organization. He also served as the United States delegate to the GSM global cellular standards committee, which developed the seamless use of cellphones worldwide. As an in demand speaker he has presented at telecommunications and healthcare conferences across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Dr. Davis holds a BS in Business Information Systems from the University of South Alabama, an MBA in strategic marketing from Georgia State University, a BSN and MSN from Emory University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Vanderbilt University.

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Davis, P. V., Evans, D. D, (2025), Fluid resuscitation in the treatment of acute pancreatitis: Rate and volume controversies. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 47(2)

Davis, P. V., Evans, D. D, (2025), Comparing the use of acupuncture as adjunct therapy to usual pain control for patients presenting with chronic pain exacerbations. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 47(1), 6-12 

Davis, P. V., Evans, D. D., (2024), Emergency Department Buprenorphine and Naloxone Prescribing Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities Presenting with an Opioid Overdose. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 46(3):187-194. doi: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000519. PMID: 39094078

Stanton, J.L., Swanson, S.L. Davis, P.V., Wright, P.P., (2024). LGBTQIA+ Competence: A Pedagogical Paradigm Shift in Graduate Nursing Education. Journal of Nursing Education. 23:1-3. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20240422-01

Davis, P. V., Evans, D. D., (2024), An Evidence-based Algorithm of Management of Heat Stroke in the Emergency Department.  Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 46(1):3-11. doi: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000501. PMID: 38285415.\

Goszkowicz, K. Davis, P. V. (2023). Reducing Adult Transgender Barriers to Care in the Emergency Department: Strategies to Improve Policies and Practices. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 45(1) 3-10 DOI: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000446.PMID: 36757740.

Davis, P. V., Evans, D. D. (2021). Under Triage of the Older Adult in the Emergency Department.  Advance Emergency Nursing Journal. 43(3) 178-85 DOI: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000359

Davis, P. V., Tucker, P. (2018). Evaluation of Pain in the Cognitively Impaired Patient in the Emergency Department.  Advance Emergency Nursing Journal. 40(3) 278-284  DOI: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000207. PMID: 30365442.

Kovaleva, M. A., Clevenger, C., Svensson, B., Wright, P., Davis, P., & Hepburn, K. (2018). A nursing home resident with somatic and psychiatric multimorbidity. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 14(8) e168-170, e173-175

Davis, P. V., Evans, D. D. (2017) Prevalence of pulmonary embolism in patients presenting to the emergency department for syncope.  Advance emergency Nursing Journal. 39(3) 161-167, DOI: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000156

Dr. Davis has implemented a course track to train nurse practitioners in the special needs of the LGBTQ community.  His research includes addressing the needs of the LGBTQ community within the emergency department as well as the primary care setting.  He has also done extensive research in the care of the older adult in the emergency setting.

Clinical Practice

Dr. Davis is an associate provider in the Emergency Department of Emory University Hospital where he had treated patients at all acuity levels since 2014. He is also credentialed at Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory Johns Creek Hospital in Emergency Medicine. In addition to his emergency medicine practice, Dr. Davis provides consultations to primary care practices on the care of the LGBTQ patient.

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2015 Team Excellence Award – Emory University, Development of DNP Program

2013 Nightingale Scholarship - Vanderbilt University

2011 Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities – Emory University

2011 Excellence In Leadership Award – Emory University

2010-2011 Woodruff Fellowship Emory University – the highest honor bestowed on Emory graduate students

1991 Outstanding Service Award – BellSouth Enterprises

1989 Outstanding Service Award – BellSouth Enterprises

1986 Quality In Service Award – MCI Telecommunications

1983 Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities – University of South Alabama

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