John Francis Eisold (born October 21, 1946)
[ was the ]attending physician
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of the United States Capitol
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from 1994 to 2009. Eisold holds the rank of rear admiral in the United States Navy
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Early life and education
Eisold was born in Cleveland
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and raised in Baltimore
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,[ graduating from ]Towson High School
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in 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Dartmouth College
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in 1968[ and was commissioned in the Navy.]
Returning to school, he graduated from the Geisel School of Medicine
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at Dartmouth College in 1976[ and did his postgraduate training at the ]National Naval Medical Center
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Program specializing in general internal medicine and geriatric medicine
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Career
Prior to his appointment as Attending Physician of the United States Congress, Eisold was assigned to the National Naval Medical Center from 1988 to 1994. While there, he served as chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine.[
Admiral Eisold and the Attending Physician's office played a central role in the ]2001 anthrax attacks
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on Senator Tom Daschle's U.S. Senate
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office, taking nasal swabs from the nearly 6,000 staff, employees, and visitors that were potentially exposed to the harmful bacteria. Admiral Eisold and his staff also provided initial treatment to Senator Tim Johnson when he suffered from an intracerebral bleed caused by a cerebral arteriovenous malformation
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, prior to Johnson's admission to George Washington University Hospital
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Eisold was promoted to rear admiral in 1995. He has received the Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a high award of a nation.
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Personal
Eisold married Janine Marie Vegiard (January 24, 1947 – May 17, 2013) on June 5, 1971 in Groton, Connecticut. The couple had a son and a daughter. After her death from cancer, his wife was interred at Arlington National Cemetery
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on June 18, 2013.
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1946 births
Living people
People from Cleveland
People from Baltimore
Towson High School alumni
Dartmouth College alumni
United States Navy Medical Corps officers
Geisel School of Medicine alumni
Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
United States Navy rear admirals
Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Employees of the United States Congress
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