Greta Davis, MD
RESIDENT
Surgery
School of Medicine

Greta Davis received her MD from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 2021 and is currently an integrated plastic surgery resident at UCSF. Prior to beginning her medical training, she worked with Mercy Ships in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she leveraged financial and surgical outcomes data to generate resource and funding proposals for corporate and IGO sponsorship.

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Greta serves as the senior resident leader for The Plastic Surgery Foundation’s Surgeons in Humanitarian Alliance for Reconstruction, Research and Education (SHARE) program, which seeks to improve surgical capacity in regions with limited numbers of plastic surgeons through international collaboration and mentorship. Her research interests include healthcare informatics, surgical outcomes research, and surgical education innovation. She is continually seeking ways to further her understanding and skill set within the field of global surgery and plastic surgery, with a particular interest in pediatric and craniofacial cases.

Education & Training

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• MD University of California, San Diego School of Medicine 06/2021
• BS Sports Medicine Pepperdine University 04/2016

Interests

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• Pediatric Hand Surgery
• Craniofacial Surgery
• Global Surgery

Publications (9)

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Cerebral VentriclesCraniosynostosesOsteogenesis, DistractionSurgery, PlasticCephalometryAlveolar Bone GraftingOtolaryngologyOrthopedicsPedigreeCleft PalateInternship and ResidencyPersonnel SelectionTravelNarcoticsCleft Lip

• Results of a Pilot Virtual Microsurgery Course for Plastic Surgeons in LMICs.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2024 Davis GL, Abebe MW, Vyas RM, Rohde CH, Coriddi MR, Pusic AL, Gosman AA
• Impact of ACAPS Coordinated Interview Release Policy: Applicant and Program Attitudes, Adherence, and Interview Trends.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2022 Davis GL, Reghunathan M, Dean RA, Cronin BJ, Weber RA, Gosman AA
• The Influence of Academic Pedigree on Integrated Plastic Surgery Resident Training Location.
  Journal of surgical education 2021 Davis GL, Dean RA, Reid CM, Gosman AA
• Analysis of Narcotic Use in Isolated Facial Fractures: Potential Targets for a Narcotic Reduction Protocol.
  The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2021 Morgan AC, Davis GL, Mehta IH, Stark P, Paap MK, Gosman AA
• Diversity and Inclusion: A Review of Effective Initiatives in Surgery.
  Journal of surgical education 2021 Hemal K, Reghunathan M, Newsom M, Davis G, Gosman A

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• Long-Term Treatment Outcomes of Primary Alveolar Bone Grafts for Alveolar Clefts: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2021 Carbullido MK, Dean RA, Kamel GN, Davis GL, Hornacek M, Segal RM, Ewing E, Lance SH, Gosman AA
• A Study to Evaluate Change in Ventricular Volume Obtained by Cranial Distraction for Craniosynostosis.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2019 Hashmi A, Davis G, Zaldana M, Vinocur D, Cahill GL, Brandel MG, Lance S, Meltzer HS, Gosman AA
• Can Head Circumference Be Used as a Proxy for Intracranial Volume in Patients With Craniosynostosis?
  Annals of plastic surgery 2019 Hashmi A, Cahill GL, Zaldana M, Davis G, Cronin BJ, Brandel MG, Beletsky A, Taj R, Buckstaff TM, Vinocur D, Lance S, Meltzer HS, Gosman AA
• The Relationship of Cognitive Performance and the Theta-Alpha Power Ratio Is Age-Dependent: An EEG Study of Short Term Memory and Reasoning during Task and Resting-State in Healthy Young and Old Adults.
  Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2017 Trammell JP, MacRae PG, Davis G, Bergstedt D, Anderson AE