U.S. National Institutes of Health

Stephanie Joan Woolhandler, MD — education (teaching), public health (social medicine), internal medicine

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Dr. Stephanie J. Woolhandler (b. 1951) has advocated for guaranteed access to health care for all members of society, including the Americans currently without medical insurance. In 1986, she helped found Physicians for a National Health Program, a not-for-profit organization for physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals who advocate a national health insurance program.

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