Theodore J. Bauer | |
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Chief of the Communicable Disease Center | |
In office 1953–1956 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Justin M. Andrews |
Succeeded by | Robert J. Anderson |
Personal details | |
Born | November 18, 1909 Iowa City, Iowa |
Died | May 6, 2005 Wyckoff, New Jersey | (aged 95)
Occupation | Infectious disease specialist, physician |
Theodore J. Bauer (November 18, 1909 – May 6, 2005) was an American Infectious disease specialist who was head of the Communicable Disease Center (now known as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) from 1953 to 1956,[1] and who also served as Assistant Surgeon General of the United States.[2]