Dr. Donald Maharty
Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, College of Medicine
D.O., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bio:
Dr. Donald Maharty serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education in the Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine and Vice President of Medical Education at Cape Fear Valley Health. He holds the rank of Clinical Professor of Family Medicine.
Maharty has over 28 years of Graduate Medical Education experience serving as the current ACGME Director of Institutional Operations (DIO) for our 328 Residents and Fellows in 17 programs.
Maharty is a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Scranton where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry in 1989. He then entered medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where he earned the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 1993. Maharty entered Active Duty in the United States Army and completed his Family Medicine Residency at The Tripler Army Medical Center Honolulu, Hawaii in 1996, where he served as Chief Resident. He completed a Faculty Development Fellowship at The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1999. He is board certified in Family Medicine/OMT, Obesity Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine. He has completed a Master’s degree in Ministry Leadership and a Doctor of Ministry degree with a concentration in Church Leadership.
Maharty came to North Carolina in 1996 after being assigned to Fort Bragg. He has served as a Family Physician/Battalion Surgeon for the 2nd 325 Infantry Battalion 82 Airborne Division PROFIS and a Teaching Faculty at the Womack Army Medical Center Department of Family Medicine Residency Program.
He has served in the roles of Vice Chair of Family Medicine, Program Director, Regional Associate Dean, President of the North Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association/ Board of Trustees, and Delegate for the State of North Carolina to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Maharty and his wife Michelle have been married 33 years and raised two children. He is committed to his Lord, his family, service to others, compassionate care of patients, and academic medical education.