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Loren T. Davidson, MD

Specialties
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Languages Spoken:
  • English

Loren Davidson, M.D., is medical director for the spinal cord injury program at Shriners Children's Northern California and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California Davis Health System.

A graduate of the University of California, San Diego, Dr. Davidson earned his medical degree at the University of California Davis, School of Medicine, where he completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation. He completed a pediatric rehabilitation fellowship at The Children's Hospital at the University of Colorado before returning to Sacramento. Dr. Davidson is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the California Medical Association.

Pediatric Care

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Board Certifications
  • American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
  • American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - General
Education and Training

Medical Education
UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, CA
United States of America
6/30/2002

Internship
UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, CA
United States of America
6/30/2003

Residency
UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, CA
United States of America
6/30/2006

Fellowship
Children's Hospital University of Colorado
Aurora, CO
6/30/2008

Academic Positions and Locations

UC Davis Medical Center
Clinical Professor

Leadership and Memberships
  • 2021-Present: Member, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
  • 2021-Present: Member, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • 2021-Present: Member, American Spinal Injury Association
  • 2021-Present: Member, Association of Academic Physiatrists
Awards and Honors
  • 2016-2019, Top Doctors, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sacramento Magazine
  • 2015-2017, Program for Academic Leadership (PAL), Association of Academic Physiatrists
  • 2010, 2012, David D. Kilmer, M.D., Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award
  • 2007, Research Grant, Scholarship to Advance Research in Spasticity (STARS) Program

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