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Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior checkups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which physicians assessed him.<\/strong><\/p>

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President Donald Trump departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on May 26. (Alex Brandon\/Ap Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

For George H.W. Bush\u2019s first medical checkup as president in 1989, he was seen by five specialists, the White House said at the time. His son George W. Bush was seen by 12 in his first presidential checkup, White House officials said a dozen years later.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump appears to have set a new bar: 22 medical specialists assessed him as part of his latest checkup, according to a medical report<\/a> recently released by the White House.<\/p>\n

That figure is nearly double the number of specialists who assessed Trump for his past medical checkups as president, according to a review of publicly available statements by Trump\u2019s doctors.<\/p>\n

The figure also represents the most medical specialists to assess a president for a single visit, based on a review of public statements and records, prompting questions from outside physicians who said they were already skeptical<\/a> of the White House\u2019s disclosures around the nearly 80-year-old Trump\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an extraordinary number,\u201d said Jonathan Reiner, a longtime cardiologist for former vice president Dick Cheney. \u201cWhat specialties do they represent? Why so many?\u201d<\/p>\n

White House officials said that the number was commensurate with the need to perform a \u201ccomplete and preventive evaluation\u201d of the president. Sean Barbabella, the president\u2019s physician, said the assessment found that Trump was in \u201cexcellent health.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe involvement of multiple specialists reflects a comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation consistent with best practices for executive-level medical care,\u201d the White House said in a statement.<\/p>\n

A White House official said that physicians affiliated with Harvard University, Duke University and other prominent institutions helped perform the evaluation. The official also said that some generalist physicians were included in the administration\u2019s count of 22 specialists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have nothing to hide,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

The White House has often declined to answer specific questions about Trump\u2019s medical assessments, such as what prompted the president to undergo a second physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last year. Presidents usually make one annual trip unless they have an urgent condition. Nearly three months after the visit, and after initially telling<\/a> reporters that he had undergone an MRI exam, Trump and the White House clarified that the president had received a CT scan as part of his assessment.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s medical reports also no longer include a common hair-loss prevention drug<\/a> that his physicians said he routinely used during his first term in office. White House officials have declined to comment on Trump\u2019s past use of the drug, finasteride, and whether he had stopped taking it.<\/p>\n

The scrutiny of Trump\u2019s health<\/a> comes amid broader questions about the fitness of the current president and his predecessor, Joe Biden, to serve as commander in chief. Biden, who was 82 when he left office, and Trump, who turns 80 on June 14, are the two oldest men to serve as president.<\/p>

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Karine Jean-Pierre, who served as Biden\u2019s press secretary, said at a February 2024 press briefing that a team of \u201c20 doctors\u201d participated in Biden\u2019s medical evaluation<\/a> at Walter Reed that year.<\/p>\n

Past administrations have often elected not to disclose the specific number of specialists who consult on the president\u2019s medical evaluations, which are traditionally performed at Walter Reed.<\/p>\n

Presidents are not required to disclose their health records, although lawmakers in both parties have called for more checks on chief executives, such as creating an independent commission that could assess the president\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

But publicly available records and statements indicate that the number of specialists reviewing presidential health appears to have ballooned.<\/p>\n

The five specialists involved in President George H.W. Bush\u2019s checkup in May 1989 included an ophthalmologist, a urologist, a dermatologist and two allergists \u2014 White House officials said at the time. The 65-year-old Bush then saw eight specialists the following year, including a radiologist, cardiologist and rheumatologist, the White House said.<\/p>\n

His son, President George W. Bush, saw 12 specialists for his 2001 check-up, White House officials said then.<\/p>\n

As questions swirled about Trump\u2019s fitness during his first year in office, Ronny Jackson, who served as Trump\u2019s physician during his first term and is now a Republican member of Congress from Texas, arranged 13 specialists to see the president, he wrote in his memoir.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t do this physical by myself; I was assisted by an entire committee of top-of-the-line specialty doctors at Walter Reed, including ones who specialized in dermatology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, urology, pulmonary medicine, otolaryngology, and cardiology,\u201d Jackson wrote in his book, \u201cHolding the Line.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cardiologist did his heart exam. The pulmonologist did his lung exam and pulmonary function testing, the dermatologist did his skin exam, and so on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump saw 11 specialists for his 2019 checkup and 14 specialists for his checkup last year, according to past medical reports released by the White House.<\/p>

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