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After working for 16 years as a surgeon, specializing in heart and lung transplants, Frist was elected to the United States Senate in 1994, becoming the first practicing physician to serve in that body since 1928. While in the Senate, he continued annual medical missions to impoverished countries.
Biography. Senator William Frist, M.D. is a nationally-acclaimed heart and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and chairman of the Executive Board of the health service private equity firm Cressey & Company.
Jan 12, 2003 · NASHVILLE. Bill Frist was in a small, shaky plane, racing toward a hospital across Tennessee. Someone was dead in Chattanooga, the heart available for transplant. Cut through the 2024 election ...
Oct 8, 2017 · 6 minutes to read. William H. “Bill” Frist represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 2007 and served as Senate Majority Leader during the last four of those years. Born on February 22, 1952, into a prominent Nashville family, Frist graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy and Princeton University, where he studied in the Woodrow ...
About. Senator William Frist, M.D. is a nationally-acclaimed heart and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, founding partner of Frist Cressey Ventures and chairman of the Executives Council of the health service investment firm Cressey & Company. He serves as Chair of the Global Board of The Nature Conservancy, the ...
Dec 10, 2021 · Dec 10, 2021, 8:00 AM. Share. Former Senate Majority Leader Dr. Bill Frist shared examples from his time in political office and gave advice on what could help current lawmakers work toward ...
Dec 1, 2021 · Dr. Bill Frist represented Tennessee as a U.S. senator from 1994 to 2006, including as Senate majority leader during his last four years in Congress. Frist helped write health legislation as a ...
