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Richard Henry Carmona (born November 22, 1949) is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States.
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Learn about the life and career of Richard Carmona, the first Hispanic and Vietnam veteran to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. Find out how he rose from a high school dropout to a trauma surgeon, professor, and SWAT team leader.
Former United States Surgeon General. Commander, USPHS Commissioned Corps. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona was sworn in as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service on August 5, 2002.
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A Surgeon General for Troubled Times. Klein, Joan. Author Information. Emergency Medicine News 25 (11):p 38, November 2003. When asked what was his biggest surprise on becoming U.S. Surgeon General, Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, had a ready answer: “Being nominated,” he said. “I had no idea.
Richard Henry Carmona (born November 22, 1949) is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States.
Sep 29, 2023 · CNN — While working in the West Wing under President George W. Bush, then- US Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona got a terrible telephone call from his daughter. After he had been missing, she...
Mar 27, 2002 · Dr. Richard H. Carmona, the man chosen by President Bush to be surgeon general of the United States, has an M.D. and a master's degree in public health, but he also has experience in law...