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	Presidential Physician: Howard Burchell

Presidents

Lyndon Johnson

- Before presidency: consultant physician

Education

Degree: MD

Notes

• Was a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic when Johnson had his 1955 heart attack. Burchell, along with J. Willis Hurst and James Cain, consulted on Johnson's case.

References

• Anonymous. "Past & President: J. Willis Hurst and LBJ." Emory Medicine Magazine. pp 28-33, Autumn 1996. On-line at emory.edu.