University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) announces the addition of a new pediatric care provider, Ryan C. Davis, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, whose specialties include neonatal care and treatment of acute and chronic pediatric illnesses. With pediatricians Mark Langfitt, MD and Richard Fritz, MD, Davis is seeing patients at UM SMG – Pediatrics located at the Shore Medical Pavilion at Easton, 500 Cadmus Lane, Suite 210.
Davis joined UM SMG from Morristown, Tennessee where he served as a nurse practitioner for an outpatient clinic, Hamblen Pediatric Associates. In addition, he served at Pediatrix Medical Group, which provided newborn nursery rounding at Morristown Hamblen Hospital – Covenant Health. Previously, he worked as an RN at the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and at the University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Pediatric Intensive Care Trauma Unit.
Davis earned his M.S. in Nursing – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from the University of Tennessee in 2017 where he received the award for Clinical Excellence – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. He is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and in Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP).
“Thanks to his experience in neonatal care and pediatric acute care, as well as in outpatient pediatric practice, Ryan Davis is an excellent addition to the UM Shore Medical Group – Pediatrics team,” stated William Huffner, MD, chief medical officer and senior vice president, Medical Affairs. “We are glad to have him on board with us.”
UM Shore Medical Group – Pediatrics may be reached by calling 410-822-8550.
As part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. UM Shore Regional Health’s team of more than 2,500 employees, medical staff, board members, and volunteers works with various community partners to fulfill the organization’s mission of Creating Healthier Communities Together.
Alan Boisvert says
This is great but we need many more General Practitioners, not more specialists. Why would anyone want to move to the Eastern Shore if they cannot find a doctor.