Thomas Parran (surgeon general)
Thomas Parran | |
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| 6th Surgeon General of the United States | |
| In office April 6, 1936 – April 6, 1948 | |
| President | |
| Governor |
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| Preceded by | Hugh S. Cumming |
| Succeeded by | Leonard A. Scheele |
| Commissioner of Health of the State of New York | |
| In office March 5, 1930 – May 6, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Matthias Nicoll Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Edward S. Godfrey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1892 St. Leonard, Maryland, USA |
| Died | February 16, 1968 (aged 75) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
| Years of service | 1917–1948 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
Thomas Parran (September 28, 1892 – February 16, 1968) was an American physician and Public Health Service officer. He was appointed the sixth Surgeon General of the United States from 1936 to 1948, and oversaw the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment and Guatemala syphilis experiment.