Derek C. Angus

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Derek Calder Angus, born in 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a British-born, American-based medical scientist whose work focuses on sepsis, pneumonia, multi‑system organ failure, and how critical care is organized and delivered. He studied at the University of Glasgow and has been with the University of Pittsburgh since 1989, where he is a Distinguished Professor and holds the Mitchell P. Fink Chair in the Department of Critical Care Medicine. In June 2020, he became the first Chief Healthcare Innovation Officer (CHIO) at UPMC. He has served as an editor for JAMA since 2007 and has been active at the University of Paris as well.

Angus is one of the world’s leading critical care researchers. His work on recognition, biology, and treatment of sepsis helped drive the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, which has contributed to a decline in sepsis deaths worldwide. Beyond sepsis, his research covers the epidemiology, economics, and health services aspects of critical illness, ICU organization and delivery, cost‑effectiveness in critical care, ICU risk tools, and the outcomes of critical illnesses like sepsis and respiratory failure. He has authored or co‑authored more than 500 papers and abstracts and has received numerous awards. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Critical Care Medicine.

Derek C. Angus is married to public health expert Julie Donohue. They have three children and two step-children, and they keep a dog named Alistair.