Robert Davies, MD

Professional Titles

• Vice Chair of Education
• Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training
• Professor, Psychiatry and Medicine

Recognitions

• Power Award, Out Front Magazine & Denver Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (2016)
  Outstanding Contribution to LGBT Community for Co-Founding UCHealth LGBTQ Mental Health Clinic (Imagine Clinic)
• Eleanor A. Steele Award, Graduating Residents, Psychiatry Training Program (2015)
  Inspirational Teaching and Supervision
• Excellence in Clinical Innovation for UCHealth Integrated Transgender Program, University of Colorado Hospital Medical Staff (2019)
• One Colorado Ally Award for UCHealth Integrated Transgender Program, One Colorado (2019)

Publications

• Riggs PD, Winhusen T, Davies RD, Leimberger JD, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Klein C, Macdonald M, Lohman M, Bailey GL, Haynes L, Jaffee WB, Hodgkins C, Whitmore E, Trello-Rishel K, Tamm L, Acosta MC, Royer-Malvestuto C, Subramaniam G, Fishman M, Holmes BW, Kaye ME, Vargo MA, Woody GE, Nunes EV, Liu D (2011). Randomized Controlled Trial of Osmotic-Release Methylphenidate with CBT in Adolescents with ADHD and Substance Use Disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 50(9):903-914.
• Winhusen T, Lewis D, Riggs P, Davies RD, Adler L, Sonne S, Somoza E (2011). Subjective Effects, Misuse, and Adverse Effects of Osmotic-Release Methylphenidate Treatment in Adolescent Substance Abusers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 21(5):455-63.
• Winhusen T, Lewis D, Riggs P, Davies R, Adler L, Sonne S, Somoza E (2011). The relative risks of osmotic-release methylphenidate treatment for adolescent substance abusers. Poster/Oral presentation: 73rd Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Toronto, Canada.
• Davies RD, Riggs PD, Thurstone C (2012). "Problems and Approaches to Effective, Integrated Treatment of Comorbid Psychiatric Illness in Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders." In: N Jainchill (Ed.),Understanding and Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: Assessment, Treatment, Juvenile Justice Responses. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute, pp 3-1 - 3-21.
• Davies RD, Riggs PD, Thurstone C (2012). “Problems and Approaches to Effective, Integrated Treatment of Comorbid Psychiatric Illness in Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders.” In: N Jainchill (Ed.), Understanding and Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: Assessment, Treatment, Juvenile Justice Responses. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute, pp 3-1 – 3-21.
• Davies RD (2013), Review of Madness at the Theatre by Femi Oyebode. American Journal of Psychiatry 170(3)
• Davies RD (2013), Wading Through the Flood of Non-traditional Therapies. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders. Accepted for Publication
• Davies RD. Wading through the flood of nontraditional therapies. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2013 Jul;201(7):636-7. PubMed PMID: 23817162
• Davies RD (2013), Review of Madness at the Theatre by Femi Oyebode. American Journal of Psychiatry 170(3)
• Guillemet I, Davies RD. The Persona of Ingmar Bergman: Conquering Demons Through Filmby Barbara Young, M.D. Lanham, Md., Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, 250 pp., $38.00 (hardcover). Am J Psychiatry. 2016 May 1;173(5):541. PubMed PMID: 27133415
• Davies RD, Guillemet I, Trosterman A (2016). "Integrated care for anxiety disorders". In: Feinstein R, Connolly J, Feinstein M (Eds.), Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
• DeJesus J, Davies R, Rothberg B (2016) Mindfulness based group intervention in a general adult psychiatric clinic. Poster Presentation: Annual CU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Poster Show, Denver, Colorado.
• Rogers C, Davies R (2016), Psychological impacts of rock climbing. Poster Presentation: Annual CU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Poster Show, Denver, Colorado.
• Lorenzen JA, Sakai J, Davies RD (2016), The development of reflective capacity in medical students. Poster presentation: 42nd Annual Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry Meeting, Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
• Davies RD, Kessel B. Gender Minority Stress, Depression, and Anxiety in a Transgender High School Student. Am J Psychiatry. 2017 Dec 1;174(12):1151-1152. PubMed PMID: 29191036
• Davies RD, Guillemet I, Trosterman A (2017). “Integrated Care For Anxiety Disorders” In: R Feinstein (Ed.), Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care: Models and Concepts. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
• Nguyen HB, Chavez AM, Lipner E, Hantsoo L, Kornfield SL, Davies RD, Epperson CN. Gender-Affirming Hormone Use in Transgender Individuals: Impact on Behavioral Health and Cognition. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2018 Oct 11;20(12):110. PubMed PMID: 30306351
• Whitmore CA, Sakai J, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Davies RD. A Four-Week Reflective Writing Program in the Psychiatry Clerkship: Testing Effects on Reflective Capacity. Acad Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29704195
• Whitmore CA, Sakai J, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Davies RD. A Four-Week Reflective Writing Program in the Psychiatry Clerkship: Testing Effects on Reflective Capacity. Acad Psychiatry. 2019 Apr;43(2):171-174. PubMed PMID: 29704195
• Davies RD, Davies ME. The (Slow) Depathologizing of Gender Incongruence. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2020 Feb;208(2):152-154. PubMed PMID: 31977826
• Baird K, Wolfe J, Davies RD (2020). The Traumatic Sequelae of Surviving the AIDS Crisis: A Case Report. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health 24(4): 423-433
• 14. Panchal Z, Piper C, Whitmore C, Davies RD (2021), Providing Supportive Transgender Mental Health Care: A Systemized Narrative Review of Patient Experiences, Preferences, and Outcomes. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health COI: 10.1080/19359705.2021.1899094
• Panchal Z, Piper C, Whitmore C, Davies RD (2022), Providing Supportive Transgender Mental Health Care: A Systemized Narrative Review of Patient Experiences, Preferences, and Outcomes. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health 36(3): 228-264
• Iwamoto SJ, Defreyne J, Kaoutzanis C, Davies RD, Moreau KL, Rothman, MS (2023), Gender-affirming Hormone Therapy, Mental Health, and Surgical Considerations for Aging Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism 14: 1-20
• Hoffner-Heinike A, Iwamoto SJ, Saxon DR, Cogdall NA, Davies RD, Lee RS, Chiappone A, Thomas JF, Rothman MS. ECHO "Bootcamp": An Innovative Training Model to Onboard Providers in the Care of Gender Diverse Patients. Telemed J E Health. 2023 Jul 27. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37499094.
• Bhatia D, Berg O, Davies R, Mikulich S, Sakai JT (In press). The Association between Sexual Identity, Depression, and Adolescent Substance Use. Child Psychiatry & Human Development.

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Psychiatry, Board Certification (2004, 2014)

• Mental Health and Behavior
• Mental Health and Behavior - Anxiety
• Mental Health and Behavior - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Transgender Health