David Satcher Biography

David Satcher biography

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NAME: David Satcher
OCCUPATION: Doctor
BIRTH DATE: March 02, 1941 (Age: 72)
EDUCATION: Morehouse College, Case Western Reserve University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Anniston, Alabama
ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces

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David Satcher is a physician who served under President Bill Clinton as surgeon general from 1998 to 2002.

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David Satcher

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David Satcher. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 05:01, May 22, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/david-satcher-37303.

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David Satcher. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/david-satcher-37303 [Accessed 22 May 2013].

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Profile

In 1993, David Satcher was appointed director of the CDC, and in 1998 he was appointed surgeon general by President Bill Clinton. Satcher received many awards throughout his career, including the New York Academy of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award (1997) and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind (1999).