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	Presidential Physician: Dennis O'Leary

Presidents

Ronald Reagan

- After assassination attempt: consultant physician

Notes

• O'Leary gained some fame at the time of Reagan's assassination attempt as the spokesman for George Washington University Hospital.
 

• He also had input into Reagan's care, as he directed that all units of blood and blood products destined for the President should be screened for hepatitis. (Comment: This seems bogus. Would not standard operating procedure in 1981 have screened for hepatitis in all blood bank products anyway?)

References

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