Dr. Daughaday is retired Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine and served as Chief of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Section at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center from 1984-2012. He cofounded the Clinic for Mycobacterial Diseases, at the Jacqueline Maritz Lung Center in the Center for Advanced Medicine at Washington University, specializing in the care of patients referred for management of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections.
Carlos served on the Committee for Admissions at the Medical School and work groups for the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with asthma. He received his A.B. from Harvard College and M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine. He completed residency training at the University of Minnesota, and military service at Walter Reed Army institute of Research, before returning to St. Louis to accept a faculty position at Washington University
In the community, Carlos was a director of the Board of Education for the School District of University City, a member and President of the Board of the American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri and supporter of the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. His musical interests are varied, enjoying both new works and traditional repertoire, with a special interest in young artists.