For over 25 years, Dr. Dennis E. Doherty has contributed to USP’s success in fulfilling its mission of improving global health through standards and related programs that play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of medicines, dietary supplements and food ingredients worldwide. First as a Convention Delegate and later as a Member and Chair of multiple Expert Committees and Panels, Dr. Doherty received the Outstanding Contribution to USP Standards award in 2014 and 2016. He was President of the USP Convention, a member of the USP Board of Trustees and Executive Committee for the 2020-2025 cycle.
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 Medical Sciences Trustee. A Professor Emeritus of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Doherty is an academic pulmonologist who has been the principal investigator for 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 2022 Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumnus Awards 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.
- President of the USP Convention and Member of the USP Board of Trustees
- 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 2003-2022
- Best Doctors in America 2005-2019
- Member of The Colorado Handball Hall of Fame
- International, national and regional awards for amateur wine making
Favorite Professional Achievements:
- The 2022 Johns Hopkins Distinguished Alumnus Award (given to alumni from all colleges within the University who have exemplified the Johns Hopkins tradition of excellence through their personal accomplishments, professional achievement, and/or humanitarian service).
