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David Shulkin

1959 - Today

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David Jonathon Shulkin (born July 22, 1959) is an American physician who served as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2017 to 2018 under President Donald Trump, after serving as the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health from 2015 to 2017, under President Barack Obama. On March 28, 2018, Trump dismissed Shulkin from his position by tweet, and announced that Physician to the President Ronny Jackson would be nominated as Shulkin's successor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). David Shulkin is the 709th most popular physician (up from 713th in 2024), the 14,792nd most popular biography from United States (up from 16,270th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, David Shulkin ranks 709 out of 726. Before him are Caldwell Esselstyn, Narendra Dabholkar, Teresa Forcades, Sergio Canavero, Hayat Sindi, and Mathilde Krim. After him are Fernando Simón, Maha Al Muneef, Donald Henderson, Bill Frist, Anna Bågenholm, and Hinrich Romeike.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, David Shulkin ranks 688. Before him are Jamal Al-Qabendi, Kazuhiro Koso, Penny Pritzker, Ronald Pofalla, Takeaki Matsumoto, and Larry Nance. After him are Oskar Roehler, Catherine Mary Stewart, Masayuki Yanai, Göran Hägglund, Paul Gross, and Mark Aguirre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Shulkin ranks 14,796 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Balfour (1977), James T. Farrell (1904), Ruth Ann Minner (1935), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Joseph Strickland (1958), and Lauren Faust (1974). After him are Don Branson (1920), David Corenswet (1993), Eric Wynalda (1969), Hana Mae Lee (1988), Monica Raymund (1986), and Kelly Loeffler (1970).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, David Shulkin ranks 98. Before him are Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865), Joycelyn Elders (1933), Rachel Levine (1957), Steven M. Greer (1955), Charles R. Drew (1904), and Caldwell Esselstyn (1933). After him are Donald Henderson (1928), Bill Frist (1952), Jonny Kim (1984), Atul Gawande (1965), Nidal Hasan (1970), and Yvonne Cagle (1959).

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