Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant paediatric surgeon- Kings College Hospital (since 1993) [includes the Princess Royal University Hospital]
Research interests
Hepatobiliary diseases in infants and children
Neonatal surgical conditions (diaphragmatic hernia, gastroschisis, exomphalos).
Personal interests
Music, including opera; the Visual Arts
Awards received
"Patterns and Pathogenesis at the Porta Hepatis " June 2013
EUROPE LECTURE – EUPSA, Leipzig
"Aetiology of Biliary Atresia: from Australia to the Zebrafish." Journal of Pediatric Surgery LECTURE, BAPS July 2015
Stephen GANS LECTURE - "Biliary Atresia and the Philosophy of Marginal Gains"
Surgical Section American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, USA Sept 2017
(Additional) Languages spoken
- French
- Basic
- German
- Basic
Publications
Three text books
• Mark Davenport & Agostino Pierro: Oxford Specialist Handbooks - Paediatric Surgery – Oxford University Press. Published 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-920880-7
Sinha & Mark Davenport: Handbook of Pediatric Surgery – Springer Inc. Published Sept. 2010. ISBN 9781848821323
• Mark Davenport, Nigel D Heaton, Riccardo Superina. Surgery of the Liver, Bile Ducts and Pancreas in Children. – CRC Press, Published May 2017. ISBN 978-1-4441-8120-3
Over 50 chapters
Over 250 peer-reviewed publications.
e.g. Tam PKH, Davenport M, et al. Long-term implications and global impact of paediatric surgery. Lancet 2017; Sep 9;390(10099):1012-1014. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32341-3
Tam PKH, ......... Davenport M. Advances in paediatric gastroenterology. Lancet 2017 Sep 9;390(10099):1072-1082. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32284-5.
Courses offered to GPs
Regular contributor to specialists conferences (e.g. BAPS, EUPSA) in Europe, Asia, North and South America.
Regular participant in "Update on Paediatric Emergencies" Infomed Research and Training. London