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	Presidential Physician: Carmelita Tuazon

Presidents

Ronald Reagan

- After assassination attempt: consultant physician

Notes

• Tuazon was director of infectious disease medicine at George Washington University Hospital. She was consulted because of a fever that Reagan developed on the sixth day post-operatively. She suggested an antibiotic regimen.

References

• Beahrs, Oliver H. The medical history of President Ronald Reagan. J Am Coll Surg. 1994;178:86-96.