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	Presidential Physician: John Reynolds (1926-[2005+])

Presidents

Ronald Reagan

- Before presidency: primary physician

Education

Degree: MD
School: Harvard Medical School, 1949

Other Education

• University of Texas, 1945
 

• Internship and Residency: Boston City Hospital, 1949-1952

Posts

1. Retired from private practice of internal medicine and hematology.
 

2. Harvard Medical School: Assistant 1950-1951; Teaching Fellow 1951-1952.
 

3. UCLA Hospital and Medical Center: Affiliated 1954-[2005+]; Instructor in Medicine 1954-1956; Assistant Professor 1956-1957.
 

4. St. John's Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, CA: Affiliated 1957-[2005+]. Chief of Staff 1968-1969. Chief of Medicine 1971-1975.
 

5. Santa Monica Hospital: Affiliated 1957-2002.

Notes

1. Born 1926, California
 

2. Dr. Reynolds cared for Ronald and Nancy Reagan in the two years preceding the presidency.
 

3. Los Angeles Academy of Medicine. President 1978-1979. Emeritus.
 

4. American Society of Hematology.
 

5. American College of Physicians.

Writings

• Multiple articles and book chapters.

References

1. Personal communication, 2004.
 

2. Altman, Lawrence K. Reagan vows to resign if doctor in White House finds him unfit. New York Times. 11 June 1980; A1, A28
 

3. Reynolds, John. How healthy is Reagan? U.S. News and World Report. 8 Dec. 1980; pages 25-26