Richard Carmona-M.D.; 17th U.S. Surgeon General (2002-2006); Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch; President, Canyon Ranch Institute
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RICHARD CARMONA
M.D.; 17th U.S. Surgeon General (2002-2006); Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch; President, Canyon Ranch Institute
In conversation with Robert Mahley, M.D., Ph.D.; President, UCSF J. David Gladstone Institutes
Carmona describes the current health crisis as preventable and reversible. He notes that chronic disease accounts for 7 in 10 deaths and 75 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States. As 17th U.S. surgeon general, Carmona worked to revise the ... 
