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David Shulkin

1959 - Today

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David Jonathon Shulkin (born July 22, 1959) is an American physician and former government official who served as the ninth United States secretary of veterans affairs from 2017 to 2018 under President Donald Trump. He was the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health from 2015 until 2017, appointed by President Barack Obama. On March 28, 2018, President Trump dismissed Shulkin from his position by tweet, and announced that Physician to the President Ronny Jackson would be nominated as Shulkin's successor. However, Jackson's nomination was withdrawn on April 26, 2018, after allegations surfaced of misconduct and mismanagement while serving in the White House. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Shulkin is the 709th most popular physician (up from 714th in 2019), the 14,707th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,274th 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, Donald Henderson, Bill Frist, Anna Bågenholm, Hinrich Romeike, and Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, David Shulkin ranks 687. 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 14,711 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), and Yvonne Cagle (1959).

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