James Davis

Associate Professor of Medicine
James Davis
James Davis

Overview

Dr. James Davis is a practicing physician of Internal Medicine, and serves as the Medical Director for Duke Center for Smoking Cessation, Director of the Duke Smoking Cessation Program and Co-Director of the Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Credentialing Program.  His research focuses on development of new pharmaceutical treatments for smoking cessation.  He is principal investigator on several trials including a study on “adaptive” smoking cessation and several trials on new medications for smoking cessation. The new medications leverage more novel neurobiological mechanisms - NMDA receptor antagonism, nicotinic receptor antagonism, which impact addiction-based learning and cue response. Additionally, Dr. Davis serves as co-investigator on trials on lung cancer screening, e-cigarettes, minor nicotine alkaloids, imaging trials, lung function trials and others. Dr. Davis leads the Duke Smoke-Free Policy Initiative, is co-author on a national  tobacco dependence treatment guideline, and provides training in tobacco dependence treatment for the Duke School of Medicine, Duke Internal Medicine, Family Practice and Psychiatry residency programs.

Positions

Associate Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine

2020 School of Medicine

Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine

2013 School of Medicine

Education

M.D. 1997

1997 Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency

2000 Mayo Clinic

Clinical Trials

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Publications, Grants & Awards

DCI Centers, Cancer Types & Labs