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Roger Olaf Egeberg | |
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 Dr. Egeberg in an interview | |
| Born | November 13, 1902 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | September 13, 1997 (aged 94) Washington, D.C., US |
| Title | Assistant Secretary for Health |
| Term | 1969–1971 |
| Predecessor | Philip R. Lee |
| Successor | Charles C. Edwards |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Margaret McEchron Chahoon |
| Children | One son, three daughters |
Roger Olaf Egeberg, M.D. (13 November 1902 – 13 September 1997 Washington, D.C.) was an American medical educator, administrator and advocate of public health. He was General Douglas MacArthur's personal physician during World War II in the Pacific theater. His other roles included Assistant Secretary for Health and Scientific Affairs in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (now the United States Department of Health and Human Services) during the Nixon administration and Dean of the University of Southern California's medical school.[1] [2]
- ^ Dr. Roger Egeberg, 93, Nixon's Health Officer (Pace, Eric. The New York Times. Health Care. 15 September 1997) Accessed 28 June 2012.
- ^ Billings, FT Jr (1998). "Memorial Roger Olaf Egeberg 1904-1997". American Clinical and Climatological Association. 109: xlvii–xlix. PMC 2194353. PMID 9601122.