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	Presidential Physician: Benjamin Rush (1745-1813)

Presidents

1	John Adams	- Unclear time: family physician
2	Thomas Jefferson	- During presidency: physician

Education

Degree: MD
School: University of Edinburgh, 1768

Notes

1. There are several books about Rush:
 

2. Benjamin Rush: Patriot and Physician, by Alyn Brodsky. NY: Truman Talley Books/St. Martin's Press, 2004. ISBN 0-312-30911-2. (Review is in JAMA. 2005;292:1085.)
 

3. Benjamin Rush: Revolutionary Gadfly, by David T. Hawke, 1971
 

4. Benjamin Rush, Physician and Citizen, 1746-1813, by Nathan G. Goodman. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1934.
 

5. Revolutionary Doctor: Benjamin Rush, 1746-1813, by Carl Binger. New York: Norton, 1966.
 

6. Rush University and it's Rush Medical College (in Chicago) are named after him.
 

7. Biographical article from The Washington Star 1976. View article (Note: The Star folded long ago. I'm guessing this article has no copyright.)

References

• Roos CA. Physicians to the Presidents, and their patients: a bibliography. Bull Med Library Assoc. 1961; 49(3): 291-360.