Preceded by Julius B. Richmond Succeeded by C. Everett Koop Education University of Oklahoma | Role Physician Name Edward Jr. | |
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Full Name Edward Newman Brandt, Jr. Born July 3, 1933
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA ( 1933-07-03 ) Died August 26, 2007, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Spouse Patricia Lawson (m. 1953–2007) | ||
Edward Newman Brandt Jr. MD (July 3, 1933 – August 26, 2007) was an American physician, mathematician, and public health administrator. He was appointed acting Surgeon General of the United States from 1981 to 1982, and served as the United States Assistant Secretary for Health from 1981 to 1984. In 1984, possibly under pressure from "pro-family" groups, he was dismissed from his role in the Reagan administration for planning to attend a lesbian group hoping to help the victims of AIDS.
Born in Oklahoma City, Brandt graduated with an MD and PhD in biostatistics from the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine. He was a faculty member from his alma mater from 1961 to 1970 before moving to the University of Texas at Galveston (1970–1981), University of Maryland at Baltimore (1981–1989) and University of Oklahoma School of Medicine (1989–2007).
Brandt died of lung cancer on August 26, 2007. He was 74 years old.
His papers were donated to the National Library of Medicine.