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William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952) is an American physician, businessman, conservationist and policymaker who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Senate Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007.
As a leading authority on healthcare, Senator Frist speaks nationally on health reform, government policy, global health, education reform, and volunteerism. Senator Frist is married and has three sons, nine grandchildren and lives with his wife Tracy in Franklin, Tennessee. (Updated December 2022)
Apr 30, 2024 · Bill Frist (born Feb. 22, 1952, Nashville, Tenn., U.S.) is an American politician and physician who served as a U.S. senator (1995–2007) from Tennessee. A Republican, he was Senate majority leader from 2003 to 2007. Frist graduated from Princeton University in 1974 with a degree in health care policy. He then attended Harvard Medical School ...
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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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Bill Frist, a heart and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and chairman of Hope Through Healing Hands. He is also a public speaker, health reform advocate, and board member of various organizations.
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 · Learn about the life and career of William H. Frist, a Tennessee senator and physician who served as Senate Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Find out how he became a Republican leader, a health-care advocate, and a controversial figure in the Bush administration.
