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22 Specialists? Why Trump’s Latest Medical Exam Is Drawing Intense Scrutiny

The president saw a record-breaking number of doctors in his recent check-up.

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There are many mysteries surrounding the president’s health, starting with why he’s been having so many medical check-ups. To that, we can add one more: Why did he see a record number of doctors on his most recent checkup at Walter Reed Hospital?

According to the Washington Post, the president saw 22 different medical specialists during his checkup earlier this month, believed to be a record.

“For George H.W. Bush’s first medical checkup as president in 1989, he was seen by five specialists, the White House said at the time. His son George W. Bush was seen by 12 in his first presidential checkup, White House officials said a dozen years later,” the Post said. The figure represents “nearly double the number of specialists who assessed Trump for his past medical checkups as president.”

“It is an extraordinary number,”  Jonathan Reiner, the cardiologist for former vice president Dick Cheney, who has frequently commented in the media on Trump’s health. “What specialties do they represent? Why so many?”
“The involvement of multiple specialists reflects a comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation consistent with best practices for executive-level medical care,” the White House said in a statement about the number of doctors.

The checkup was the president’s third in just over a year, although the White House has maintained that Trump is in an excellent health.

Social media users were more skeptical, however.

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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