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Loretta Davis, MD

Department Chair and Professor in Medical College of Georgia Augusta University

  • Augusta GA

Dr. Davis has clinical interests in cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease, autoimmune skin diseases, and medical dermatology.

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Biography

Dr. Davis was appointed Chair of the Department of Dermatology on February 1, 2019. She was appointed Chief of the Division of Dermatology at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University in 2011. She is a graduate of Miami University and The Ohio State College of Medicine, where she completed residencies in both Internal Medicine and Dermatology. While at Ohio State, she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honorary, appointed Chief Resident in Dermatology, and subsequently served on the faculty in the Division of Dermatology.

Dr. Davis joined the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia in 1992. She currently serves as Dermatology Residency Program Director, Medical Director of the Dermatology Practice Site, and advisor for medical students interested in careers in dermatology. She has received Exemplary Teaching Awards for Medical Student Education as well as the Faculty Senate Distinguished Faculty Award for Clinical Science Teaching in 2009 and the Outstanding Teaching Award from the Physician Assistant Department in 2013. Recognized as a Regional Top Doctor and a Best Doctor in America, she is a widely sought after speaker and consultant.

Dr. Davis has strong clinical interests in cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease, autoimmune skin diseases, and complicated medical dermatology. She has authored over 75 original articles and book chapters. Dr. Davis is a member of the Augusta Dermatology Society, Georgia Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, and the American Academy of Dermatology.

Areas of Expertise

Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease
Autoimmune Skin Diseases
Complicated Medical Dermatology

Accomplishments

Exemplary Teaching Award for 2016

2017

Exceptional Women in Medicine

2017 Castle Connolly

Hooding Ceremony

2017 Augusta University

Education

Ohio State University

M.D.

Medicine

1982

Miami University

B.A.

Chemistry, General

1979

Media Appearances

Augusta University, Georgia Cancer Center install sunscreen dispensers to promote Sun Smart, Skin Safe program

Augusta University News  online

2023-05-22

“There are three main types of skin cancer,” said Loretta Davis, MD, chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Medical College of Georgia. “Basal cell carcinoma may look like a nodule, a sore, an inflamed growth or irritated skin. Squamous cell carcinoma may appear as a crusty or scaly patch of skin with some redness, a firm tumor or a non-healing wound. Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, often looks like a new mole but may develop within an existing mole.”

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Georgia Cancer Center offers skin cancer screenings through mobile device

Augusta Chronicle  online

2020-11-19

The images the mobile dermatoscope can take and send, which Davis said are as good as the device she uses in a clinic, are at the heart of a new effort by the cancer center to create links with 15 medical centers in 14 rural communities, mostly in southwest and central Georgia, to provide skin cancer screening and education. The project is funded by $576,035 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program.

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Articles

The ethical implications of financial burdens incurred by medical students to attend dermatology conferences

Clinics in Dermatology

2025

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Nonscrapable yeast: A case of chronic hyperplastic candidiasis following secukinumab therapy

JAAD Case Reports

2025

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Weight Change and Dose Adjustment in Isotretinoin Therapy: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

2025

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