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Charles Everett Koop

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Faces of UVic Research: Ben Koop

 

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C. Everett Koop, Ex-Surgeon General, Dies in NH

 

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Historical PSAs - Reye's Syndrome - C. Everett Koop

 

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Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies

 

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What Makes a US Surgeon General and the Impact of C Everett Koop

Charles Everett Koop was an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and served as the 13th Surgeon General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989. According to the Associated Press, "Koop was the only surgeon general to become a household name."