Melinda Baughman Davis, MD

Dr. Melinda Davis is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at University of Michigan. She is a general cardiologist and women’s heart specialist. She sees cardiology patients at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center and at Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. Dr. Davis completed medical school at University of Chicago, internal medicine residency and was a chief resident at University of Illinois in Chicago, and cardiovascular medicine fellowship at University of Michigan. She is a leader in the emerging subspecialty of cardio-obstetrics. She is Co-Director of the University of Michigan Cardio-Obstetrics Program, and serves on the Michigan Maternal Mortality Review Committee of the Department of Health and Human Services, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee, and the ACC Cardio-Obstetrics Workgroup. Her clinical and research interests focus on pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease, including preeclampsia, coronary and valvular disease, heart failure, and peripartum cardiomyopathy. Dr. Davis is dedicated to medical education and serves as the Fellowship Program Director for Cardiovascular Medicine.

Women's cardiology, cardio-obstetrics, general cardiology

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Dr. Davis is particularly interested in addressing the needs of pregnant women or those considering pregnancy. Some women with cardiac disease want to become pregnant and have special considerations during and after pregnancy. Other women may unexpectedly develop cardiac complications during pregnancy. Dr. Davis and her colleagues are also finding that high blood pressure and diabetes that show up during pregnancy are risk factors for developing heart disease later in life. Dr. Davis is passionate about furthering the care for this population.