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C. Everett Koop

1916-10-14 – 2013-02-25

In this portrait Dr. Koop wears his formal uniform and sits in front of the American flag and the flag of the U.S. Public Health Service. Koop was the first U.S. Surgeon General in a generation to wear the Surgeon General's uniform, a uniform akin to that of a rear admiral of the Navy. He thought that wearing the uniform would help to restore morale and a sense of dignity to the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, which the Surgeon General commands and which had been buffered by personnel cuts and uncertainty about its mission in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Credit: The original uploader was J.J. at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Jareha at en.wikipedia.

Life & Legacy

Charles Everett Koop (October 14, 1916 – February 25, 2013) was an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator who 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" due to his frequent public presence around the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
Koop was known for his work on tobacco use, AIDS, and abortion, and for his support of the rights of children with disabilities.

Occupation & Career

physician, pediatric surgeon, pediatrician

Education

Dartmouth College; Cornell University; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medicine

Faith & Community

Presbyterianism

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; Presidential Medal of Freedom; Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism; NAS Public Welfare Medal; Leopold Griffuel Prize; Maxwell Finland Award; Heinz Award; Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Members of the Executive Branch by Presidential Appointment; honorary doctor of the University of Miami; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons; Denis Browne Gold Medal

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism · Denis Browne Gold Medal · Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Members of the Executive Branch by Presidential Appointment · Heinz Award · honorary doctor of the University of Miami · Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons · Leopold Griffuel Prize · Maxwell Finland Award · NAS Public Welfare Medal · Presidential Medal of Freedom · Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement