Jan 09 2009
Surgeon General Sanjay Gupta?
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President-elect Barack Obama is reported to have picked neurosurgeon and CNN Medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta for his first choice for the nation’s Surgeon General. In response, Congressman John Conyers has authored a letter urging his fellow colleagues on the hill to oppose Gupta’s confirmation. If he does become the next US Surgeon General, Gupta would …
President-elect Barack Obama is reported to have picked neurosurgeon and CNN Medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta for his first choice for the nation’s Surgeon General. In response, Congressman John Conyers has authored a letter urging his fellow colleagues on the hill to oppose Gupta’s confirmation. If he does become the next US Surgeon General, Gupta would …
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