About William Schaffner
Born 1937. William Schaffner is a physician.
William Schaffner (born 1937) is an American physician and researcher who specializes in infectious diseases. He is the Professor of Preventive Medicine in the Department of Health Policy as well as the Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is the current medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, of which he previously served as president.
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Who is William Schaffner?
health policy researcher
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William Schaffner was born in 1937.
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William Schaffner is a physician.
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