Edward Joseph "Ed" Doherty, (born May 22, 1949) is a Canadian

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and retired

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

from

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, who has served in the

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representing the riding of Saint John Harbour. He was born in

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, the son of Joseph Doherty and Marion McMackin, and was educated in Moncton, at

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and at

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus ...

. Doherty interned at the

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and practised in

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from 1975 to 1980. After continuing his medical studies at Dalhousie University, he set up practice in Saint John in 1984,Athletic ophthalmologist a sight for sore eyes
. ''National Review of Medicine'', June 30, 2005. retiring in 2006. Doherty also lectured in the Department of Ophthalmology at Dalhousie University, was a visiting ophthalmologist on the island of

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and, from 1994 to 2003, served as consulting eye physician for the

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. A

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, he was elected in a

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on November 14, 2005, in a race for a seat previously held by the

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and in which the Progressive Conservative Party's candidate was thought to be the frontrunner. Doherty's victory, by a margin of 55-26-18 over the PC and NDP candidates, respectively. The Liberals were successful in gaining power in 2006 and Doherty was re-elected to his seat and joined the

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thereafter. He was defeated in the 2010 election by Carl Killen of the Progressive Conservatives, but defeated Killen to reclaim the seat in the 2014 election.

Personal life

Doherty, who is a retired

, currently lives in

Shediac Shediac (official in both languages; ''Shédiac'' is colloquial French) is a town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick known as the "Lobster Capital of the World". It hosts an annual festival every July which promotes its ties to lobster fish ...

. He volunteers at a local

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Ed 1949 births Canadian ophthalmologists Living people Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Politicians from Moncton Canadian politicians with disabilities 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Shediac