▁launch ing ▁the ▁two ▁online ▁newsp apers , ▁D ough ert y ▁was ▁the ▁computer - ass isted ▁reporting ▁editor ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une , ▁where ▁he ▁under to ok ▁investig ations ▁on ▁coal ▁min ing ▁and ▁food ▁safety . ▁ ▁Ear lier , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁computer - ass isted ▁reporting ▁editor ▁at ▁the ▁Miami ▁Her ald , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁fla wed ▁president ial ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁effort ▁to ▁examine ▁and ▁analyze ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁disc arded ▁ball ots ▁in ▁Florida . ▁ ▁US ▁News ▁and ▁World ▁Report ▁D ough ert y ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁journalist ▁for ▁US ▁News ▁and ▁World ▁Report , ▁performing ▁quant itative ▁analysis ▁on ▁health ▁care - related ▁topics . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁and ▁Steve ▁Stern berg ▁reported ▁on ▁increased ▁proced ural ▁comp lication ▁rates ▁for ▁sur ger ies ▁at ▁low - volume ▁hosp it als . ▁This ▁led ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Medical ▁Institution s , ▁D art mouth - H itch cock ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Health ▁System ▁to ▁imp ose ▁policies ▁of ▁minimum ▁volume ▁for ▁certain ▁procedures . ▁ ▁Education ▁D ough ert y ▁received ▁his ▁MP H ▁from ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Blo om berg ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Health , ▁where ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁Ph D ▁candidate . ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁student ▁award ▁from ▁The ▁Mary ▁B . ▁Meyer ▁Memorial ▁Fund .