Gregory P. Downey, MD, FRCPC

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Gregory P. Downey

Dr. Gregory Downey is the executive vice president for Academic Affairs at National Jewish Health. He is a practicing pulmonologist and researcher.

Programs and Services

Specialties & Conditions

Research Areas

  • Basic Immunology
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Inflammation

Clinical Trials

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Education

Education

1980
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada), MD

Residency

1981 - 1983
Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Residency in Internal Medicine
1980 - 1981
Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Internship in Internal Medicine

Fellowship

1985 - 1988
National Jewish Health and University of Colorado Denver, Research Fellowship in Pulmonary Cell Biology
1984 - 1986
University of Colorado Denver, Clinical Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine

Awards & Recognition

2023 President, American Thoracic Society

2019 Elected Secretary Treasurer of the American Thoracic Society

2019 Fellow of the American Thoracic Society

2013-15 Chair, Assembly of Asthma, Allergy and Inflammation, American Thoracic Society

2012 Elected as a member of the Association of American Physicians (AAP)

2010 Joe Doupe Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

2010 American Thoracic Society Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments

2008 Roland H. Ingram Distinguished Lecturship, Emory University

2008 Pfizer Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Pulmonology, Ohio State University, 12/08

2007 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health/Canadian Thoracic Society Distinguished Scientist Award.

2006 Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Zeller’s Senior Scientist Award for outstanding contributions to Cystic Fibrosis Research.

2004 Scholar, McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto.

2001 Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Respiration, Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

1999: R. Fraser Elliott Chair in Transplantation Research, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network

1999: Dept. of Med. Research Award, U. of Toronto

1997: Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Recipient of the William Goldie Prize, Dept. of Med., U. of Toronto for a contribution of notable merit to the advancement of knowledge in Internal Medicine

1996: Institute of Medical Science, Dept. of Medicine, U. of Toronto. Special Recognition for Supervision of Graduate Students who have made a notable scientific contribution

1992: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation Joe Doupe Young Investigator’s Award

1989: Career Scientist Award, Ontario Ministry of Health

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners, Parts 1, 2 and 3

American Board of Internal Medicine

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Special Certificate in Respiratory Diseases

American Board of Pulmonary Diseases

Special Certification in Critical Care (American Board of Internal Medicine)

Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians

Professional Memberships

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Full Member

American Thoracic Society, Full Member; Member Program Committee for Assembly on Allergy, Immunology, and Inflammation, 1996-Present

American College of Chest Physicians, Full Member

Member of Forum on Critical Care

American Society for Cell Biology, Full Member.

Scientific Forum on Lung Cell and Molecular Biology

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Full Member

Ontario Thoracic Society, Full Member

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Full Member

Clinical Research Society or Toronto, President, 1996-1999

Hospital Affiliations

  • Hospital for Sick Children
  • Mt. Sinai Hospital
  • Toronto General Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Associate Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Colorado

Teaching & Professional Positions

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Full Member

American Thoracic Society, Full Member; Member Program Committee for Assembly on Allergy, Immunology, and Inflammation, 1996-Present

American Thoracic Society, Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, 2008-present.

American College of Chest Physicians, Full Member. Member of Forum on Critical Care

American Society for Cell Biology, Full Member. Scientific Forum on Lung Cell and Molecular Biology

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Full Member.

Ontario Thoracic Society, Full Member

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Full Member

External Advisory Committee: NIEHS/EPA University of Iowa Children’s Center Grant “The etiology and pathogenesis of airway disease in children from rural communities.” 1994-2000.

American Society for Investigative Pathology

American Society for Clinical Investigation

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Clinical Research Society or Toronto, President, 1996-2006

Conflicts of Interest

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