George C. Nichopoulos | |
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Born | George Constantine Nichopoulos October 29, 1927 |
Died | February 24, 2016 Memphis, Tennessee | (aged 88)
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine |
Known for | Elvis Presley's personal physician |
Scientific career | |
Fields | medical |
George Constantine Nichopoulos (October 29, 1927 – February 24, 2016), also known as Dr. Nick, was an American physician of Greek descent. He was best known as Elvis Presley's personal physician and was controversial due to the singer's longstanding abuse of prescription drugs. Although Nichopoulos retained his medical license after Presley's death, the Tennessee Medical Board eventually permanently revoked Nichopoulos's license in light of his practice of overprescribing to many patients over multiple years.