Dr. Davis' primary interest is in the clinical application of physiology to guide the care of patients with pulmonary disease, as well as critical illnesses, such as shock and respiratory failure. As an area of academic activity, he is primarily interested in curriculum development, applied to the education of medical students in pulmonary & critical care medicine, as well as the development of medical students and residents as growing medical educators.

In addition to clinical practice, he is heavily involved in the educaiton of medical students at Weill Cornell Medical College, as well as residents in the Department of Medicine and fellows in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine.