John Jacob Cannell | |
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| Born | June 21, 1948 United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park (B.S. in Zoology), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (M.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, psychiatrist, non-profit founder |
| Organizations | Vitamin D Council, Friends for Education |
| Known for | Anti-smoking activism, educational reform efforts, Vitamin D health hypotheses |
| Notable work | Research on educational testing discrepancies, advocacy on Vitamin D health benefits |
| Father | Skipwith Cannell (Imagist poet) |
John Jacob Cannell (born June 21, 1948) is an American doctor. An anti-smoking activist, Cannell was featured in the New York Times in the 1980s for turning away smokers from his clinic in West Virginia. Cannell founded a nonprofit group to address perceived problems with educational testing. Cannell has described several hypotheses regarding the health benefits of Vitamin D and is the founder of the Vitamin D Council.