UM School of Medicine’s Esa Davis, MD, MPH, Selected Among 25 Black Marylanders to Watch by The Baltimore Sun

Esa M. Davis, MD, MPH, Professor in the Departments of Family & Community Medicine and Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), Senior Associate Dean for Populations and Community Medicine at UMSOM, and Associate Vice President for Community Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), was named a 25 Black Marylanders to Watch winner this year by The Baltimore Sun. The award recognizes extraordinary leaders who are working to positively impact the lives, health, education, and experiences of all Maryland residents. In celebration of Black History Month, Dr. Davis joins 24 other notables who were chosen by The Sun’s editors and reporters in recognition of their important contributions and the progress being made in their fields.

“I am honored and grateful to have been selected for this recognition and to be a part of this talented group of Marylanders,” said Dr. Davis. “I am inspired by the collective effort of these leaders and my colleagues within the University of Maryland as we all work to improve people’s lives and strengthen communities across our great state.”

Dr. Davis leads the coordination of activities across UMSOM that focus on community health, especially in the neighboring West Baltimore community, while coordinating efforts with leaders in the Baltimore City Health Department and the Maryland Department of Health. Additionally, she leads the implementation and ongoing operational performance of UMB's community health efforts across all seven schools to better serve the university’s local communities. 

As a board-certified family physician with more than 20 years of clinical expertise, Dr. Davis specializes in the acute and chronic management of adults and children. She is a widely published, NIH-funded clinical researcher who has contributed to the field by investigating the perinatal, cultural, and behavioral factors associated with the racial and socioeconomic inequities in obesity among women.

Dr. Davis was spotlighted last month in The Sun’s online and print publications. Read the full news release here.