Paul Kettl (born July 15, 1954) is an American geriatric

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...

. He worked as the former chair of psychiatry at the

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (PSCOM), known simply as Penn State College of Medicine is the medical school of Pennsylvania State University, a public university system in Pennsylvania. It is located in Hershey near the Penn ...

. His work has contributed to

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Politics

He ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1996 as a

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,Anonymous. (July 30, 1996)
Helped Kevorkian: Psychiatrist witnessed deaths
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'' Accessed September 26, 2011. but lost with 28% of the vote. Write-in and minor candidate notes: 27 votes.

References

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