Brian McDonough

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Brian McDonough is an Irish-American physician, writer, and media personality in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the author of four books including Talking Health with Dr. Brian McDonough.

McDonough is a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and Chairman of the Family Medicine Department at St. Francis Healthcare, Wilmington, DE. McDonough is also known for his work in information technology. McDonough is a dual citizen of the United States and Ireland. He speaks nationally and internationally on topics in healthcare as well as healthcare informatics.[1][2]

Early life and education[]

McDonough grew up outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor, PA and upon graduation earned a Christian Brothers Scholarship to La Salle University where he graduated with honors as a Biology-English Major. After graduation he attended Temple University School of Medicine. It was during medical school that McDonough began working in the media accepting an internship at KYW-TV, then NBC affiliate in Philadelphia. McDonough was winner of "The Irish Scholarship" to Temple Medical School.

McDonough completed his Residency in Family Medicine at Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware an affiliate of The Temple University School of Medicine and completed a Fellowship in Faculty Development one year later at Temple. During his Fellowship year he first hosted "The Dr Brian McDonough Program" on WRTI-FM. He continued to host the weekly talk show for twenty years syndicated by Coast to Coast Networks.

Career[]

McDonough is Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at Temple University School of Medicine, where he has served since 1988. From 1993 to 1995 he was Acting Vice-Chairman of Family Medicine. McDonough's primary clinical role is at Saint Francis Hospital where he has been Chairman of Family Medicine since 2008. He has been a member of the Family Medicine Residency faculty since 1993. McDonough has published four books and numerous articles during those years for both professional publications and the general public. From 2010 to 2016 he served on the Saint Francis Hospital Board of Directors.[3] He is a Fellow of The American Academy of Family Physicians, American Association of Physician Leadership and The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He has earned both The Health IT Leadership Certificate and the degree of Certified Physician Executive from The American College of Physician Executives.[4]

McDonough accepted the role of Chief Medical Information Officer in 2010 at Saint Francis Hospital. His initial work focused on the development of an Ambulatory platform. McDonough and his colleagues in Family Medicine helped incorporate the Allscripts platform into their practice. In 2015, McDonough began working with Trinity Health and Cerner to help develop an inpatient "Model System" called Compass. The platform went live on March 31, 2017 and incorporates standardized order sets and pharmacy as developed by Trinity Health. In 2018 Trinity announced it would be moving to Epic as its acute and ambulatory platform. In October, 2020 McDonough accepted the role as Mid-Atlantic Regional Medical Director of Health Informatics for Trinity in anticipation of the Epic conversion. McDonough continues to practice in both the ambulatory and inpatient setting. He serves as Co-Chairman of the Trinity Health Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Broadcasting[]

McDonough is Medical Editor at KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia and in a similar role at 1010 WINS in New York City. He is syndicated on over two hundred radio stations. McDonough worked from 1989 to 2008 for Fox Television and in the mid-1990s was a medical correspondent for NBC Today Show. He left broadcast television to develop his career in health informatics and commit greater time to his practice obligations. McDonough still appears periodically on network television news programs as an expert in the areas of primary care, sports medicine and population health.[citation needed]

Awards and honors[]

McDonough is a four-time Emmy Award winner for contributions to Fox News. He has received awards including: Family Physician of The Year, National Medical Broadcaster of The Year, The Sir William Osler Award for Bedside Teaching, and is an inductee in The Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.[5] He has been named DAFP Family Physician of The Year and is a member of the Broadcast Hall of Fame. In 1996 McDonough earned the Jules Bergman Award as National Medical Broadcaster of the Year. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by his alma mater, LaSalle University, for his accomplishments in the medical field. He is a Blockley-Osler Award winner for his work in medical resident and student education. In 2019 Dr. McDonough graduated from The National University of Ireland in Galway with a degree in Irish Studies.

Personal life[]

McDonough has been married since 1991 and has three adult children.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.mymedicalreports.com/author.php?id=4&csrc=story Archived February 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/7862.php Archived October 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Saint Francis Healthcare 701 North Clayton Street, Wilmington, Delaware (DE), 19805". www.trinityhealthma.org. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Leadership, American Association for Physician. "American Association for Physician Leadership | Home". www.physicianleaders.org. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Broadcast Pioneers - Innovators in Philly". www.broadcastpioneers.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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