"Dr Downing relocated from Somerville, Massachusetts to Sarasota in 2005. He is the son of Irish immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland. He enjoys visiting Ireland on an almost annually to catch up with the family. He was educated at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He earned a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.A. in History. Shortly after graduating he travelled to Saas Fee, Switzerland to become a ski instructor for one winter.
Upon returning to Boston he worked at Massachusetts General Hospital at the Molecular Biology Unit of the Cardiology Department for several years. Subsequently he earned a M.S. in Physiology at Georgetown University and the year after was accepted at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr Downing completed a combined Internal Medicine ( Adult ) residency program and a Pediatric residency program at Brown University in Providence, RI. During his last year he shared a chief residency.
After finishing residency he completed his 3 year commitment as a National Health Service Scholar in Southern New Hampshire working in a medically underserved area. After finishing his commitment he was hired by First Physicians Group in Sarasota. He worked for 11 years for this group taking care of families in Sarasota. For 3 years after that he worked in a concierge medical practice, Sarasota Personal Medicine. In the Fall of 2019, he fulfilled a lifelong dream of opening his own medical practice where he can treat both adults and children. During his few off hours, he loves living in the paradise called Sarasota. He enjoys playing golf, tennis, volunteering, entertaining visiting family and friends from Ireland and Boston."
