Hello, My name is Dr. DeLon Canterbury. I currently live in Durham, NC, and was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Thank you David Chametzky for your generous nomination for #PersonBehindThePassion! To me, you are like the big brother I’ve never had and so willing to help everyone you meet. I truly appreciate this great honor. The passion I am currently pursuing in my life is to protect families by reducing dangerously prescribed medications because our healthcare system is overpriced and ineffective. The impact I intend to make in the world is to prevent another loved one from being put into a nursing home because they were suffering from avoidable side effects from having too many medications because I plan to reduce medication burden, decrease healthcare spending, and work with prescribers to collaboratively care for our patient. I consider myself to be the kind of person who lives to serve and level the playing field for those who are struggling to navigate our health care system. The person that inspired me to pursue this passion is my grandmother, who suffered from worsening dementia due to an inappropriately prescribed medication that caused her to rapidly decline.

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