October 28, 2020
Drucy Borowitz, M.D.
Drucy Borowitz, M.D.
Dr. Drucy Borowitz is the former senior vice president of community partnerships at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation where she led numerous initiatives to improve patient care and advance new treatments. Dr. Borowitz was the CF center director at the Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo for almost 20 years. In 2013, she received the Richard C. Talamo Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award presented by the CF Foundation, given to individuals dedicated to the research and care of patients with cystic fibrosis and whose contributions have had considerable influence on the course of the disease. Dr. Borowitz is an emeritus professor of clinical pediatrics at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University at Buffalo. She received the Stockton Kimball Award, bestowed on faculty members who have achieved worldwide recognition as researchers and have been recognized for significant academic accomplishment and service to the university. Dr. Borowitz attended Cornell Medical School, interned at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and did her residency at University of California-San Francisco. She was board certified in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.