Dennisp Doherty News Today

Dennis P. Doherty, a 46-year-old nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital who died earlier this year from pancreatic cancer, held many titles throughout his life, including father, son, brother, and drummer. But he took pride in one that celebrated his Clam Point upbringing: OFD (Originally from Dorchester). His parents, Denise and Paul, raised Dennis and his two siblings, Larry

Nurse, scholar, advocate, mentor, drummer, runner, loyal friend, and loving husband, father, son, and brother, Dennis P. Doherty, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC, passed away on Sun., Feb. 12, while battling pancreatic cancer. He was 46. Dennis was born in Boston, in what is now Brigham and Women’s Hospital, just a few short blocks from Children’s, his future proving ground as a professional.