John M. Davis

Dr. Davis is a world-renowned physician-scientist in psychiatry clinical research. Dr. Davis is interested in the biological basis of major mental illness and its treatment with medication. He and his colleagues introduced the paradigm to psychiatry that major mental illnesses may be caused by biochemical abnormalities. His group was among the first to do studies on the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of psychotropic drugs. His educational film to teach the recognition of certain side effects to physicians won a Telly award, the equivalent of an Academy Award for education industry films. He was among the first of several physicians to introduce meta-analysis as a tool to pool scientific data. Dr. Davis attended Princeton University, received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine, interned at Massachusetts General Hospital, and completed his psychiatric residency at Yale University School of Medicine. He received his research training at the National Institutes of Health. He is now in the department of psychiatry at the University of Illinois, Chicago School of Medicine.