Brendan Reilly
American doctor
About Brendan Reilly
Brendan Reilly is an American doctor.
During his tenure as chair of medicine and Physician-in-Chief at Cook County Hospital, it was the inspiration and setting for ER.
Early life and education Reilly grew up in New York City. Reilly graduated from Cornell University Medical College in 1973.
Career Reilly worked at Dartmouth College, the University of Rochester, and Rush University Medical College in Chicago.
Published works One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases and the Mystery of Medicine, Simon & Schuster
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