Ithaca College

Gerard Dunphy, P.A.,M.S. is retiring from his position as a Physician Assistant at the Hammond Health Center after 26 ½ years of service. 

He first came to Ithaca College as a graduate student and worked as a Physician Assistant while he completed his Master’s degree with a focus in exercise physiology.

Gerard is a man of many, many talents. In addition to providing top quality clinical care for students, he served as an adjunct faculty member for the School of Health Science and Human Performance for 7 years, as a yoga instructor for the Colbert Wellness Center for 14 years and as adjunct faculty at Cornell University Outdoor Education Program for 12 years.

Prior to coming to Ithaca College, Gerard worked as a licensed funeral director, as a licensed outdoor guide and as a wilderness EMT. Gerard and his spouse Jeanine Huber operate Danby Farms, an organic homestead and orchard. They will be expanding their operations by establishing an organic hop farm at the Boathouse Beer Garden in Romulus, NY.  

Over the course of his career, Gerard impacted the lives of so many Ithaca College students by helping them maintain their health through his direct care, by educating them about health and wellness and by inspiring a number of students to choose to become Physician Assistants.  The students of Ithaca College and the staff of the Hammond Health Center will miss him dearly as he retires in order to pursue some of his many and varied interests.