Dr. Davies graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from Stellenbosch University in 2023. She is currently working as a medical intern at the Frere Hospital Complex in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Dr. Davies currently serves on the Board of the International Association of Student Surgical Societies (IASSS) and has been part of the organization for five years in various roles. She is also a representative on the Executive Committee of the Junior Doctor’s Association of South Africa (JUDSASA) and a committee member of the Rural Health Initiative of South Africa (RHISA).
Dr. Davies has been a co-author on a number of articles with notable publications including in the World Journal of Surgery.
She has a strong passion for surgery and hopes to make an impact in the South African healthcare system in the future.
Selected publications from PubMed
Resident Selection in the Signaling Era: A Survey of General Surgery Program Directors.
Deravi ND, Woodward JM, Gan CY, Santucci NM, Foote DC, Silvestri C, Milan M, Godfrey M, Chen JH, Brownson KE, Guido JM, Ferguson BD, Gelbard R, Posid T, L'Huillier JC, Burke EG, Sheppard OO, Zhao NW, Mabes ES, Nieman DR, McDermott C, Luitel P, Davies JT, Foster T, Lund S
J Surg Educ. 2026 Oct;83(10):104102 doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104102.
Thanks for the Signal-Now What? Program Director Perspectives on How Preference Signals Are Shaping General Surgery Residency Recruitment.
Woodward JM, Gan CY, Foote DC, Posid T, Santucci NM, Deravi ND, Silvestri C, Brownson KE, Mabes ES, Gelbard R, Milan M, Zhao N, Nieman DR, Godfrey M, Ferguson BD, L'Huillier JC, McDermott C, Luitel P, Sheppard O, Chen JH, Burke EG, Guido JM, Kearse L, Davies J, Foster T, Lund S
J Surg Educ. 2026 Sep;83(9):104061 doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104061.
Imaging-guided classification and diagnostic pathways for appendiceal abscesses: Results from the 2025 Italian Society of Research in Surgery/Italian Society of Emergency and Trauma Surgery consensus conference.
Cirocchi R, Matteucci M, Rizzuto A, Alemanno G, Allegritti M, Al-Sabe L, Anania G, Arkoudis NA, Assenza M, Aurello P, Barberini F, Bellini MI, Biloslavo A, Boselli C, Brachini G, Brucchi F, Cassini D, Cheruiyot I, Cirillo B, Coccolini F, Corona M, Covarelli P, Cozza V, Crocetti D, Davies J, Desai G, Dixit S, Gemini A, Giordano A, Akingboye A, Gong W, Guarino S, Helmy AHI, Lauricella S, Lauro A, Mascianà G, Properzi L, Panarese A, Podda M, Popivanov G, Prosperi P, Ramírez-Giraldo C, Tartaglia D, Tesei J, Tomassini L, Vaccari S, Yagnik VD, Xiang X, Miccini M, Cantisani V, Mariani D, Zago M, Illuminati G, Nigri G, Sapienza P, Mingoli A, Bruzzone P, D'Andrea V, Pesce A
Surgery. 2026 Sep;197:110383 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110383.
Top 5 Surgical Education Innovations for Low-Resource Settings Over the Last 50 years.
Choubey U, Mbanje C, Tak RS, Davies J, Rivera M
World J Surg. 2026 Aug;50(8):2188-2194 doi: 10.1002/wjs.70443.
Therapeutic decision-making in appendiceal abscess: Results of the 2025 Italian Society of Research in Surgery/Italian Society of Emergency and Trauma Surgery consensus conference.
Cirocchi R, Matteucci M, Rizzuto A, Alemanno G, Allegritti M, Al-Sabe L, Anania G, Arkoudis NA, Assenza M, Aurello P, Barberini F, Bellini MI, Biloslavo A, Boselli C, Brachini G, Brucchi F, Cassini D, Cheruiyot I, Cirillo B, Coccolini F, Corona M, Covarelli P, Cozza V, Crocetti D, Davies J, Desai G, Dixit S, Gemini A, Giordano A, Akingboye A, Gong W, Guarino S, Helmy AHI, Lauricella S, Lauro A, Mascianà G, Properzi L, Panarese A, Podda M, Popivanov G, Prosperi P, Ramírez-Giraldo C, Tartaglia D, Tesei J, Tomassini L, Vaccari S, Yagnik VD, Xiang X, Miccini M, Mariani D, Zago M, Illuminati G, Nigri G, Sapienza P, Mingoli A, Bruzzone P, D'Andrea V, Pesce A
Surgery. 2026 Oct;198:110470 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110470.
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