John Charles Cutler
John Charles Cutler (June 29, 1915 – February 8, 2003) was a senior surgeon, and the acting chief of the venereal disease program in the United States Public Health Service. After his death, his involvement in several controversial and unethical medical studies of syphilis was revealed, including the willful spread of syphilis and gonorrhea to prisoners, adults with leprosy, and orphan children in Guatemala and the Tuskegee syphilis experiments.
John Charles Cutler | |
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| Born | June 29, 1915 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | February 8, 2003 (aged 87) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Western Reserve University, M.D. (1941) |
| Employer | United States Public Health Service |
| Known for | unethical medical experiments regarding syphilitic patients |
| Spouse | Eliese S. Cutler |
| Parent(s) | Grace Amanda Allen Glenn Allen Cutler |
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