Dr. Koop was certainly a larger than life figure and he is a hard act to follow. One could only hope that the latest appointee, Dr. Murthy, brings with him a degree of experience, expertise and ...

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2002 file photo, former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. C. Everett Koop testifies in Concord, N.H. Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention ...

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Former U. S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop during a 2001 AIDS policy symposium in Washington, D.C. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images C. Everett Koop, the Ronald Reagan-appointed surgeon general who ...

ACSH s Dr. Gilbert Ross calls him America s greatest surgeon general ever. C. Everett Koop, surgeon general from 1982 to 1989, and longtime friend of ACSH, passed away yesterday in Hanover, N.H., at ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP ) - With his long silver beard and white braided uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the ...

With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era -- and one of the most unexpectedly enduring. His ...