Debra S. Dyer, MD, FACR, is a fellowship trained cardiothoracic radiologist and Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at
National Jewish Health, a chronic respiratory disease hospital in Denver Colorado. Throughout her
career, Dr. Dyer has been committed to Quality Improvement in Diagnostic Radiology. She has
implemented numerous Quality Improvement initiatives including programs in radiation dose reduction,
the appropriate utilization of imaging and lung nodule management. She was instrumental in the
creation of the National Jewish Health Lung Nodule Registry for incidental lung nodules, the first of its
kind in the United States. With a special interest in Lung Cancer Screening CT, Dr. Dyer serves as the
Medical Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program at National Jewish Health. She is the Immediate
Past Chair of the American College of Radiology Lung Cancer Screening Steering Committee. Dr. Dyer
serves as a current Co-Chair of the Colorado Lung Cancer Task Force of the Colorado Cancer Coalition.
She is the current Vice Chair of the Early Detection of Lung Cancer Implementation Task Group of the
National Lung Cancer Round Table. Dr. Dyer has participated in numerous research studies and
published several peer-reviewed articles on lung cancer screening and lung nodule management.