
Ryan R Davies MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Co-Director of the Heart Center Surgical Director of Pediatric Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health System of Texas (Dallas)
5323 Harry Hines BoulevardDallas, TX 75390
Fax+1 214-456-5015
Overview of Dr. Davies
Dr. Ryan Davies is a thoracic surgeon in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Medical Center Dallas, Children's Medical Center Dallas, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 25 years. Dr. Davies accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 23 doctors at Children's Medical Center Dallas and one of 41 doctors at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2010 - 2011
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2008 - 2009
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 2001 - 2007
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2023
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2019
DE State Medical License 2011 - 2019
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2019
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2018
MA State Medical License 2014 - 2017
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Results of a Preoperative Screening Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol in Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass.Irtiza Sakif Islam, Molly E McGetrick, Rachel L Leon, Karl Reyes, Ryan R Davies
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-03-19 - Surveillance Alone After a Subtotal Resection of Disseminated Juvenile Xanthogranuloma.Amy Mu, Shashank Prasad, Dinesh Rakheja, Charles Timmons, Nicolas Madsen
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2026-03-01 - The weeping graft: Severe fluid loss from a polytetrafluoroethylene graft in a patient with congenital cardiac disease with a single-ventricle assist device.Stephan J Wu, Abhay Divekar, Ryan R Davies
JTCVS Techniques. 2025-12-01
Press Mentions
Children’s Health℠ Appoints New Co-Director of the Heart CenterSeptember 10th, 2025
Baby Defies Odds, Becomes 300th Heart Transplant at Dallas Children'sJuly 24th, 2020
Controversial Heart Transplant Patient Dies in Police ChaseFebruary 10th, 2016
Grant Support
- 1/2 Circulatory Support in Pediatric Heart Failure Patients Using the Jarvik 2015 LVAD: A Pivotal TrialSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2024–2025
- DE-CTR Accel Pilot ProjectDE-CTR/NIH2014–2015
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
- International Society of Heart and Lung TransplantationMember
- European Association for Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryMember
External Links
- CTSNet Profilehttp://www.ctsnet.org/home/rdavies
- Children's Healthhttps://www.childrens.com/doctor-profile/ryan-robert-davies
- UTSW Facultyhttp://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/175318/ryan-davies.html
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
AmeriHealth Direct POS
Amerihealth HMO
AmeriHealth PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Oklahoma BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Coventry Carelink Health Plans PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
Horizon BCBS Direct AccessHorizon BCBS HMO
Horizon BCBS POS
Horizon BCBS PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
IBC Keystone HMO / POS
IBC Personal Choice PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
Multiplan PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
QualCare HMO
QualCare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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