Richard Tubb Explained

Office:Physician to the President
President:George W. Bush
Term Start:March 9, 2002
Term End:January 20, 2009
Predecessor:Eleanor Mariano
Successor:Jeffrey Kuhlman
Birth Name:Richard Jay Tubb
Birth Date:21 July 1959
Alma Mater:United States Air Force Academy (BS)
University of Wisconsin (MD)
Spouse:Kathryn Diane Hillman
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Air Force
Serviceyears:1981–2010
Rank:Brigadier General
Mawards:Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal (2)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (3)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (2)

Richard Jay Tubb (born July 21, 1959) was the personal physician to President George W. Bush as well as being personal physician to Vice President Al Gore during the Clinton Administration. He was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.[1] His predecessor as White House Physician was Eleanor Mariano; Navy Captain Jeffrey Kuhlman succeeded him as Physician to the President.[2]

Tubb may be the longest serving White House Physician in U.S. history. He was assigned to the White House Medical Unit for nearly 14 years and served in three presidential administrations from 1995 until 2009.[3] As White House Physician, he was a Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Medical Unit, a component of the White House Military Office, that is part of the Executive Office of the President.[4]

On January 28, 2013, Tubb was appointed a Non-Executive Director of British American Tobacco p.l.c.[5]

References

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/03/23/prsa0323.htm

Notes and References

  1. Official USAF Biography Web site: Biographies: Brigadier General (Dr.) Richard J. Tubb . https://archive.today/20120718062225/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7993. July 18, 2012.
  2. http://www.parade.com/health/2009/08/16-when-the-patient-is-the-president.html Mishori, Ranit. "When The Patient Is The President."
  3. The White House Physician, A History from George Washington to George W. Bush. Ludwig M. Deppisch, MD. Mcfarland and Company Publishers, 2007
  4. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/eop/whmo/ White House Military Office
  5. http://www.bat.com/group/sites/uk__3mnfen.nsf/vwPagesWebLive/DO94EC2W?opendocument&SKN=1 British American Tobacco - Press Release - January 29, 2013.