For over 20 years, Dr. Dennis E. Doherty has contributed to the US Pharmacopeia’s (USP) success in fulfilling its mission of improving global health through public standards and related programs that help ensure the quality, safety, and benefit of medicines and foods. First as a convention delegate and later as a member and chair of multiple USP Expert Committees and Panels, Dr. Doherty received the Outstanding Contribution to USP Standards award in 2014 and 2016. As USP Convention President and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the 2020-2025 cycle, he will help chart USP’s course as it embarks on its third century. Part of Dr. Doherty’s vision for the coming cycle includes programs that will give delegates opportunities for greater engagement between convention meetings.
Having served as a division chief, department chairman, an officer and board member of several national professional societies, Dr. Doherty brings advocacy, leadership and budget development skills to his role as president of the USP Convention, A Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Doherty is an academic pulmonologist who has been the Principal Investigator in basic research and clinical studies, with more than 190 publications on lung inflammation, obstructive lung disease, and pulmonary fibrosis.
After earning his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Doherty attended The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He went on to a distinguished career at several noted institutions including University of Colorado College of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Dr. Doherty cites receipt of the 2015 Ohio State College of Medicine Academic Achievement Award as one of his proudest achievements.
Career Highlights:
- University of Colorado Medical Center and the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care: Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Medicine
- University of Kentucky College of Medicine: Professor of Medicine and Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
- Lexington VA Medical Center: Chairman of Medicine
- Principal Investigator on over 55 grants for basic science and clinical research on acute and chronic inflammation, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, and asthma, and authored over 190 articles, abstracts and book chapters in these areas.
- USP Healthcare Quality and Safety Expert Committee: Chair
- National Association for the Medical Direction of Respiratory Care: President
- National Lung Health Education Program: Chairman
- American Thoracic Society: Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of State Chapters
Education:
- University of Colorado and the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, M.D.
- Johns Hopkins University College of Arts and Sciences, B.A., Natural Sciences
Awards, Recognition, Admissions:
- Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumnus Award
- Academic Achievement Award, The Ohio State College of Medicine
- Outstanding Contribution to USP Standards Award (2014, 2016)
- Awarded the Key to the City of Cincinnati
- Commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel
- Top Doctors in America 2003-present
- Best Doctors in America 2005-2019
- Member of The Colorado Handball Hall of Fame
- International and regional awards for amateur wine making
Favorite Professional Achievements:
- Principal Investigator on over 55 grants for basic science and clinical research on acute and chronic inflammation, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, and asthma, and authored over 190 articles, abstracts and book chapters in these areas.