Presidential Physician: T. Burton Smith
Presidents
Notes
- Smith, a urologist, performed a transurethral resection of Reagan's prostate in 1967 and was physician to the President during the first part of Reagan's second term [Beahrs].
References
- Altman, Lawrence K. Reagan vows to resign if doctor in White House finds him unfit. New York Times. 11 June 1980; A1, A28
- Beahrs, Oliver H. The medical history of President Ronald Reagan. J Am Coll Surg. 1994;178:86-96.