Marcus G. Davey, PhD Marcus G. Davey, PhD, is a Senior Research Investigator with the Center for Fetal Research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, an extension of CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis & Treatment. Locations: Main Campus Phone: 1-800-468-8376 Background Marcus Davey, PhD, is a Developmental Physiologist and Senior Research Investigator in the Center for Fetal Research, the research extension of the Center for Fetal Diagnosis & Treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). He also serves as Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Davey earned his BS (Honors) at the Monash School of Medicine in Melbourne, Australia, completing his honors thesis on respiratory control following preterm birth. He received his PhD from the Department of Physiology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. During his doctoral studies, he established a neonatal pulmonary function laboratory to evaluate prenatal therapies for human disease, including severe lung hypoplasia and prematurity of birth. In 1998, Dr. Davey was the recipient of the PSANZ Young Investigator Award. Tackling Extreme Prematurity CHOP researchers design a unique womb-like, fluid-filled environment to bridge critical time from mother’s womb to outside world. Since joining Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1999, Dr. Davey has been part of a team working on cutting-edge studies aimed at treating a wide variety of genetic disorders before birth. His post-doctoral work has centered on prenatal surgical and genetic therapies for lung development disorders, with a focus on the biology of the lung and conditions such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Davey’s research focus extends to areas of pediatric respiratory and pulmonary issues and pediatric surgery. He is well published, with authorship on over 40 peer reviewed research publications. Dr. Davey’s extensive research has explored the safety and efficacy of fetal therapies with the potential to improve respiratory function and lung development. He studies the impact of prematurity on lung development and how in utero treatments such as tracheal occlusion affect respiratory function and lung growth. Since 2013, Dr. Davey has served as co-investigator and “lead-tinkerer” on the study of an extra-uterine support device being tested in CHOP’s Center for Fetal Research. With perseverance, innovation and a unique bioengineering skillset, he co-developed a unique womb-like, fluid-filled environment to provide prolonged (up to four weeks) physiologic support for extreme prematurity. He is study director on an FDA Early Feasibility Animal Trial to evaluate clinical translation of this groundbreaking technology. Education and Training FellowshipPostdoctoral Research Fellow - Institute for Surgical Science, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Undergraduate DegreeBSci Honors Program - School of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia BSci - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Graduate DegreePhD - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Titles and Academic Titles Senior Research InvestigatorDevelopmental PhysiologistAdjunct Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Departments and Services Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Research Interests Neonatal pulmonary function Prenatal surgical and genetic therapies for lung development disorders Impact of prematurity on lung development Publications Papers2019 Rossidis AC, Angelin A, Lawrence KM, Baumgarten HD, Kim AG, Mejaddam AY, Coons BE, Hartman HA, Hwang G, Monos S, Peranteau WH, Davey MG, Murdock D, Wallace DC, Flake AW. Premature Lambs Exhibit Normal Mitochondrial Respiration after Long-Term Extrauterine Support. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2019 Mar 12;:1-7. PMID: 30861524 Mejaddam AY, Hornick MA, McGovern PE, Baumgarten HD, Lawrence KM, Rossidis AC, Hwang G, Young K, Abdulmalik O, Partridge EA, Peranteau WH, Davey MG, Flake AW. Erythropoietin Prevents Anemia and Transfusions in Extremely Premature Lambs Supported by an EXTrauterine Environment for Neonatal Development (EXTEND). Fetal Diagn Ther. 2019 Jan 31;:1-7. PMID: 30703769 Lawrence KM, McGovern PE, Mejaddam A, Rossidis AC, Baumgarten H, Kim A, Grinspan JB, Licht DJ, Didier RA, Vossough A, Radaelli E, Rychik J, Song L, Peranteau WH, Davey MG, Flake AW, Gaynor JW. Chronic intrauterine hypoxia alters neurodevelopment in fetal sheep. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jan 11;. PMID: 30745051 2018 Didier RA, Sridharan A, Lawrence K, Coleman BG, Davey MG, Flake AW. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Extracorporeal Support: In Vitro Studies and Initial Experience and Safety Data in the Extreme Premature Fetal Lamb Maintained by the Extrauterine Environment for Neonatal Development. J Ultrasound Med. 2018 Dec 17;. PMID: 30560564 Rossidis AC, Baumgarten HD, Lawrence KM, McGovern PE, Mejaddam AY, Li H, Hwang G, Young K, Peranteau WH, Davey MG, Gaynor JW, Flake AW. Chronically Hypoxic Fetal Lambs Supported by an Extra-Uterine Device Exhibit Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Elevations of Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1-Alpha. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2018 Jun 28; 1-8. [Epub ahead of print] Partridge EA, Davey MG, Hornick M, Dysart KC, Olive A, Caskey R, Connelly JT, Hedrick HL, Peranteau WH, Flake AW. Pumpless arteriovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A novel mode of respiratory support in a lamb model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Mar 9;. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29605270 2017 Burgos CM, Davey MG, Riley JS, Jia H, Flake AW, Peranteau WH. Lung function and pulmonary artery blood flow following prenatal maternal retinoic acid and imatinib in the nitrofen model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep;53(9):1681-1687. Epub 2017 Dec 19. Partridge EA, Davey MG, Hornick MA, McGovern PE, Mejaddam AY, Vrecenak JD, Mesas-Burgos C, Olive A, Caskey RC, Weiland TR, Han J, Schupper AJ, Connelly JT, Dysart KC, Rychik J, Hedrick HL, Peranteau WH, Flake AW. Corrigendum: An extra-uterine system to physiologically support the extreme premature lamb. Nat Commun. 2017 May 23;8:15794. Doi: 10.1038/ncomms15794. Emily A. Partridge, Marcus G. Davey, Matthew A. Hornick, Patrick E. McGovern, Ali Y. Mejaddam, Jesse D. Vrecenak, Carmen Mesas-Burgos, Aliza Olive, Robert C. Caskey, Theodore R. Weiland III, Jiancheng Han, James T. Connelly, Kevin C. Dysart, Alexander J. Schupper, Jack Rychik, Holly L. Hedrick, William H. Peranteau, and Alan W. Flake. “An extra-uterine physiologic support system for the extreme premature lamb.” Nature Communications. Published online April 25, 2017. Davey MG, Riley JS, Andrews A, Tyminski A, Limberis M, Pogoriler JE, Partridge E, Olive A, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Peranteau WH. Induction of Immune Tolerance to Foreign Protein via Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Gene Transfer in Mid-Gestation Fetal Sheep. PLoS One. 2017 Jan 31;12(1):e0171132. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171132. eCollection 2017. Read the abstract. 2016 McClain LE, Davey MG, Zoltick PW, Limberis MP, Flake AW, Peranteau WH. Vector serotype screening for use in ovine perinatal lung gene therapy. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jun;51(6):879-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.02.048. Epub 2016 Mar 3. Read the abstract. Mesas Burgos C, Pearson EG, Davey MG, Riley J, Jia H, Laje P, Mayer J, Flake AW, Peranteau WH. Improved pulmonary function in the nitrofen model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia following prenatal maternal dexamethasone and/or sildenafil. Pediatr Res. 2016 Oct;80(4):577-85. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.127. Epub 2016 Jul 4. PMID: 27376883. Read the abstract. Watanabe M, Li H, Kim AG, Weilerstein A, Radu A, Davey MG, Loukogeorgakis S, Snachez MD, Sumita K, Falke AW. Complete tissue coverage achieved by scaffold-based tissue engineering in the fetal sheep model of Myelomeningocele. Biomaterials. 2016 Jan;76:133-43. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.10.051. Epub 2015 Oct 23. Read the abstract. Posters and PresentationsLectures by Invitation 2017 Davey M. Medical Fluid Bags. Keynote Plenary Presentation; 2017 Oct; Boston, MA Davey M. National Association of Neonatal Nurses; 2017 Oct; Providence, RI 2016 Davey M. Keynote Plenary Presentation. International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rome, Italy Awards and Honors 2007, Young Investigator Award. International Fetal Maternal Medicine Society, Aruba 2005, Foederer Research Award. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 2003, The William Maul Measey endowed Fellowship in Fetal Surgery 1998, Young Investigator Award, presented at the annual conference of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Alice Springs, Australia. 1996, John Reed Research Award, presented at the annual conference of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (Jointly awarded with Prof. R. Harding), Perth, Australia Editorial and Academic Positions Editorial Positions Reviewer American Journal of Respiratory Care and Critical Care Medicine American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology Journal of Applied Physiology Journal of Pediatric Research Journal of Pediatric Pulmonology Journal of Pediatric Surgery Journal of Reproduction, Fertility and Development Experimental Lung Research Pediatric Pulmonary Pediatric Research Book Review 2005, Basic Statistics for Nursing & Health Professions (Plichta et al.), Wolters-Kluwer Leadership and Memberships IACUC Member, Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA Patient Experience Ratings About the Patient Experience Rating System The Patient Experience Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown above from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. 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