Dr. Gregory Downey is the executive vice president for Academic Affairs at National Jewish Health. He is a practicing pulmonologist and researcher.
Patient Ratings
5 out of 5
Programs and Services
Specialties & Conditions
Research Areas
- Basic Immunology
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Infectious Diseases
Clinical TrialsEducation
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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