Deborah Shure, MD, Master FCCP
Specialty: Pulmonology
Deborah Shure, M.D., is a pulmonologist and consultant in clinical trial design for medical devices, specializing in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. She has been on the WebMD Health Services Clinical Advisory Board since 2012, having begun her association with WebMD Health Services with major input into revisions and expansions of the COPD and Asthma Condition Management Solutions products at that time. She values her continued input into these and similar programs during her tenure at WebMD, enjoying working with both her colleagues on the Clinical Advisory Board and the excellent staff at WebMD Health Services. She was honored to be able to participate in the COVID-19 vaccine information effort in 2020 by participating in the WebMD Health Services blog on the subject.
Dr. Shure graduated from Harvard University (BA), Dartmouth Medical School (BMS), and Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MD). She trained in Internal Medicine at Bellevue-NYU where she served as the first woman Chief Resident in Medicine. She trained in Pulmonary Medicine at the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine and remained on the faculty of UCSD for 12 years, followed by faculty appointments at Washington University, University of Mississippi (Professor of Medicine and Director of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine), and University of Texas at Houston (Professor of Medicine and Director, Program for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases).
During her more than 25-year career in academic medicine, Dr Shure became an internationally recognized expert in several areas including pulmonary vascular disease, COPD, bronchoscopy, teaching and mentoring, particularly of women and minorities. Her work in these areas was recognized by many awards and honors including national funding, the Elizabeth A. Rich Award of the American Thoracic Society, the American Thoracic Society Presidential Citation, and President of the American College of Chest Physicians as well as Master Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr Shure was the first woman to be honored by the College as President and as Master Fellow.
Following her career in academics, Dr Shure spent 7 years as a clinical reviewer for the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) as the sole pulmonologist for the Center where she gained valuable regulatory experience in medical devices and received the CDRH Director’s Special Citation. Drawing on her expertise in clinical practice, clinical research, device development, and regulatory experience, Dr Shure became an independent consultant in the development of medical devices (Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine) in 2012. She also has an international reputation in this field and continues to use her clinical and research skills to aid in this work. She values the perspective that medical careers in three areas (academic, regulatory, and business) allowed her to apply to her work with WebMD through the Clinical Advisory Board.