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Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Dies at 96

By Kim Painter, USA Today

Koop, during his tenure as U.S. Surgeon General.

February 25, 2013 Updated Feb 25, 2013 at 3:36 PM PDT

C. Everett Koop, the former surgeon general who brought frank talk about AIDS into American homes, has died at his home in Hanover, N.H., officials at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth announced today. He was 96.

Koop, a pediatric surgeon with a conservative reputation and a distinctive beard, was surgeon general from 1981 to 1989, during the Reagan administration and the early months of the administration of George H.W. Bush.

"Dr. Koop will be remembered for his colossal contributions to the health and well-being of patients and communities in the U.S. and around the world," said a statement released by Chip Souba, dean of the Geisel School of Medicine and Joseph O'Donnell, senior scholar at the C. Everett Koop Institute. "As one of our country's greatest Surgeons General, he effectively promoted health and the prevention of disease, thereby improving millions of lives in our nation and across the globe."

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