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	Presidential Physician: J. Randolph Beahrs

Presidents

Ronald Reagan

- During presidency: operating surgeon

Notes

1. Beahrs was a urologist in St. Paul, MN.
 

2. He and Dr. David Utz performed a cytoscopy on Reagan on Aug. 9, 1986.
 

3. He and Dr. David Utz performed a prostate operation (?TURP) on Reagan on Jan. 5, 1987.
 

4. The relationship between Dr. J. Randolph Beahrs and the author of the reference below, Dr. Oliver H. Beahrs, is unclear. Oliver Beahrs was a surgeon from the Mayo Clinic. One or the other of them participated in the modified mastectomy on Mrs. Reagan on Oct. 17, 1987.

References

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