Records of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. 1950 - 1992. Moving Images Related to Surgeon General C. Everett Koop

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Records of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. 1950 - 1992. Moving Images Related to Surgeon General C. Everett Koop

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SNAC Resource ID: 6495571

National Archives at College Park

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Koop, C. Everett (Charles Everett), 1916-2013

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Dr. C. Everett Koop was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in February 1981, and sworn in as Surgeon General on November 17, 1981. Additionally, he was appointed director of the Office of International Health in May 1982. Before joining PHS, Dr. Koop, a pediatric surgeon with an international reputation, was surgeon-in-chief of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and professor of pediatric surgery and pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr...