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Charles Everett Koop (October 14, 1916 – February 25, 2013) was an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator who served as the 13th surgeon general of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989.
Feb 26, 2013 · Dr. Koop was widely regarded as the most influential surgeon general in American history and played a crucial role in changing public attitudes about smoking.
Feb 27, 2013 · Koop served as surgeon general from 1982 to 1989, under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. CDC had just reported the first cases of what later became known as AIDS as Dr. Koop was nominated as Surgeon General in 1981.
America's Family Doctor (C. Everett Koop) Dr. Koop stepped down as Surgeon General in 1989, and returned to Dartmouth, his alma mater, where he continued his lifelong mission to educate the public on health issues in his role as Senior Scholar of the Koop Institute.
Feb 25, 2013 · Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, a pediatric surgeon turned public health advocate, died Monday. He was 96. Koop served as surgeon general from 1982 to 1989, under Presidents...
Feb 25, 2013 · Charles Everett Koop — “Chick,” to friends and colleagues alike — enjoyed a full and distinguished career as a pediatric surgeon before donning the now-familiar dress whites of the U.S. Public Health Service. More accurately, he helped shape the very field of pediatric surgery.
Apr 15, 2013 · Dr. Koop served as Surgeon General from 1982 to 1989, a 7-year term marked by contentious public health issues that Dr. Koop dealt with in his inimitable style—most notably, his stance on abortion and the emerging AIDS pandemic.
Feb 25, 2013 · Serving as the nation's top physician under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush from January 1982 through October 1989, Dr. Koop cut a sharp public figure as much with his trademark...
Feb 25, 2013 · Charles Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New...
Feb 25, 2013 · C Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96.
