Ted Daughety
American pulmonologist-immunologist
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Ted W. Daughety (born July 19, 1949) is a retired American pulmonologist-immunologist specialized in sleeping and breathing disorders. He was the first gentleman of Kansas as the spouse of governor Laura Kelly from January 2019 to October 2024.
Ted Daughety | |
|---|---|
| First Gentleman of Kansas | |
| In role January 14, 2019 – October 2024 | |
| Governor | Laura Kelly |
| Preceded by | Ruth Colyer (as First Lady) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19, 1949 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Baylor University University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Occupation | Pulmonologist-immunologist |
Education
Daughety graduated from Baylor University.[1] He earned a M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and completed a residency at the Medical University of South Carolina.[1] He conducted a fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.[1]
Career
Daughety worked for the National Jewish Hospital and Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver.[1] He held various academic appointments with the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.[1] In 1986, he joined the Salina Clinic as a pulmonary specialist and immunologist.[1] Daughety specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of breathing disorders including asthma and bronchitis.[2] On February 1, 2019, Daughety closed his outreach clinic at Neman Regional Health and resigned as the sleep disorder center medical director.[3] He had retired as a pulmonologist in April 2020.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas, he resumed work at a screening clinic.[4]