Kent Brantly

Kent Brantly
Brantly visiting the White House, September 16, 2014
Born
EducationAbilene Christian University
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Occupation(s)Physician, author, speaker
Years active2009-present
Known forTreating, contracting, and surviving Ebola virus disease
Medical career
ProfessionMedical missionary
FieldMedicine
InstitutionsSamaritan's Purse
AwardsTime Person of the Year

Kent Brantly is an American doctor with the medical mission group Samaritan's Purse. While treating Ebola patients in Liberia, he contracted the virus. He became the first American to return to the United States to be treated for the disease.[1]

  1. ^ Dallas nurse infected with Ebola gets blood transfusion from survivor, Associated Press in Dallas, theguardian.com, Tuesday 14 October 2014 12.33 BST