Kent Brantly | |
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 Brantly visiting the White House, September 16, 2014 | |
| Born | |
| Education | Abilene Christian University Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, author, speaker |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Known for | Treating, contracting, and surviving Ebola virus disease |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Medical missionary |
| Field | Medicine |
| Institutions | Samaritan's Purse |
| Awards | Time 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]
- ^ Dallas nurse infected with Ebola gets blood transfusion from survivor, Associated Press in Dallas, theguardian.com, Tuesday 14 October 2014 12.33 BST