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Dr. Paul S. Darby MD, PhD, MPH, CIME, FACOEM
Dr. Paul S. Darby graduated from Furman University with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1981 and went on to earn a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at the University of Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army as a Clinical Chemist before attending medical school on an Army scholarship. He received his M.D. from Georgetown University in 1993 and completed a clinical internship at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. He served as a staff Emergency Medicine physician at a level II trauma center and as a staff Family Practice physician at various Army hospitals around the world.
He left the active Army in 2000 to pursue civilian residency training at the University of Washington, where he also earned his Master of Public Health degree in Occupational Health. He is board-certified in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and is in full-time practice in a major seaport, specializing in acute industrial trauma, chemically-related illness, and maritime medicine.
He has a particular interest in the chemistry and toxicology of household products, and in encouraging the development of safe, practical, and environmentally-responsible cleaning agents. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the Army National Guard.
He is a Senior FAA Aviation Medical Examiner, a Certified Medical Review Officer, a Certified Independent Medical Examiner, and a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He is on the clinical faculty of two departments at the University of Washington: the Department of Family Medicine (School of Medicine) and the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences (School of Public Health). He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American College of Clinical Toxicology, the Washington State Medical Association, and the Pierce County Medical Society. He maintains an active consulting practice in medicinal chemistry and biotechnology through his company MD_PhD Services, PLLC.
