Presidential Physician: John E. Hutton
Presidents
| Ronald Reagan | During Presidency: | Assistant Surgeon |
| Ronald Reagan | During Presidency: | Primary Physician |
Military
- COL → General (presumably Brigadier)
Notes
- Hutton "participated" in the colon cancer operation performed by Dr. Oller on Reagan in 1985. "Assisted," per [Hedger].
- Hutton assisted with the modified mastectomy performed on Mrs. Reagan on Oct. 17, 1987, and later removed a palpable axillary node (it was inflammatory in cause) from her.
- Physician to the President, 1985-1989; of Washington, DC in 2001 [Toole p.xxxvii].
- Age 77 in March 2009 [Hedger]
- December 10, 1986: "The President today announced the appointment of John E. Hutton, Jr., M.D., as Physician to the President, effective January 1, 1987. He would succeed T. Burton Smith, M.D. Since July of 1984 Dr. Hutton has been Assistant Physician to the President. And in his capacity as colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army, he serves on the staff of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr. Hutton has been a clinical professor of surgery, the George Washington University School of Medicine, since 1985 and an associate professor of surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health, Sciences in Bethesda, MD, since 1981. Previously, he was Chief, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1981; Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, and Chief, Division of General Surgery with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1981 - 1984; and Chief, General Surgery Service, Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco, CA, 1975 - 1981. Dr. Hutton is a member of numerous medical societies and has published extensive articles on the management of battlefield and mass casualty situations. He is a noted nautical photographer whose pictures have been published on several covers of Yachting magazine. Dr. Hutton graduated from Wesleyan University (B.A., 1953) and the George Washington University School of Medicine (M.D., 1963). He is married, has four children, and resides in Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Hutton was born September 9, 1931, in New York City."" ["Appointment" release]
Posts
- Chief of surgery in a combat hospital in Viet Nam [Hedger].
- Hutton was attached to the White House medical unit from 1984 to 1989. He served as physician to the President during the latter part of Reagan's second term in office.
- Senior White House physician from 1987 to 1989 [Hedger].
- Hutton says, of the physicians at the White House, "I was the oldest and probably the most wise, if you will, in the practice of medicine -- at least surgery -- and, as a result, everything sort of flowed from that point down. There was never any argument...." Toole: "What was your designation?" Hutton: "Physician to the President." Toole: "And the White House physician?" Hutton: "Well, senior White House physician, if you will. Larry Mohr was the senior of the White House physicians, and so I called him the senior White House physician; I was the physician to the president." Toole: "Appointed by the president?" Hutton: "Yes." [Toole p.442]
- Hutton was a military colonel at the time of his White House service. He notes that previous occupants had been given a two-star rank, but the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act [DOPMA] of 1980 prevented the president from randomly selecting people for military offices. [Toole p442]
- Dr. Daniel Ruge hired Hutton. Hutton hired Dr. Lawrence Mohr "to be my assistant." [Toole p444]
References
- Beahrs, Oliver H. The medical history of President Ronald Reagan. J Am Coll Surg. 1994;178:86-96.
- Toole, James F.; Joynt, Robert J. (eds). Presidential Disability. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2001.
- Hedger B. White coats in the White House: Former presidential physicians reflect on their service. AMedNews, Mar. 23, 2009. http://www.amednews.com/article/20090323/profession/303239973/4/.
- "Appointment of John E. Hutton, Jr., as Physician to the President." Release dated December 10, 1986. https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/appointment-john-e-hutton-jr-physician-president
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