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Ted Daughety

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Ted Daughety
First Gentleman of Kansas
Current
Assumed role
January 14, 2019
GovernorLaura Kelly
Preceded byRuth Colyer (as First Lady)
Personal details
Born (1949-07-19) July 19, 1949 (age 75)
Spouse
Laura Kelly
(m. 1979)
Children2
ResidenceCedar Crest
Alma materBaylor University
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
OccupationPulmonologist-immunologist

Ted W. Daughety (born July 19, 1949) is an American pulmonologist-immunologist specialized in sleeping and breathing disorders. He is the first gentleman of Kansas as the spouse of governor Laura Kelly.

Education

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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

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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 species 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]

Personal life

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On January 14, 2019, Daughety became the third first gentleman of Kansas as the spouse of governor Laura Kelly.[5] They married in 1979.[6] They moved into the Cedar Crest residence.[5] Daughety and Kelly have two daughters.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Daughety joins clinic". The Salina Journal. 1986-04-13. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. ^ Zier, Lillian (1987-02-22). "New specialists enhance Salina's medical capability". The Salina Journal. p. 73. Retrieved 2022-12-24 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dr. Ted Daughety Resigns as Sleep Disorder Center Medical Director". Emporia Gazette. January 10, 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. ^ a b "First Gentleman comes out of retirement to help as doctor, gets vaccine Tuesday". KSNT 27 News. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  5. ^ a b "'First Gentleman' talks life as the Governor's husband". KSNT 27 News. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  6. ^ a b Hancock, Peter (October 7, 2018). "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Laura Kelly hopes to 'slam the door' on Brownback's policies". Lawrence Journal World. Retrieved October 9, 2018.