Frank Howard Lahey MD (June 1, 1880, Haverhill, Massachusetts – June 27, 1953, Boston, Massachusetts), was a physician who founded the Lahey Clinic in Boston in 1923. Lahey was nationally known in the U.S. medical profession as an administrator and teacher.[1][2]
Consultation with President Franklin D. Roosevelt
In March 1944, Lahey was called to the White House to see President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Lahey ultimately advised Roosevelt not to seek a fourth term, since Roosevelt was suffering with serious illnesses, possibly including cancer and advanced heart disease, expressing serious doubt that Roosevelt could survive another four years in office.[3] Lahey later agreed to suppress his report due to national security issues during wartime.
Roosevelt died in April 1945, of what his attending physician said was a cerebral hemorrhage. Lahey's report on Roosevelt's illness was finally published many years after his death.[4][5][6]
References
- Lahey Clinic website
- Corman, Marvin L. (1981). "Frank Howard Lahey". Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 24 (7): 569. doi:10.1007/BF02604327.
- "Memo from 1944 Warned FDR Would Likely die in Office".
- David Steinberg MD, "Dr. Lahey's Dilemma", Boston Globe (May 29, 2011)
- WBUR's CommonHealth "Long-Lost 'Lahey Memo' on FDR's Health Unveiled" (April 8, 2011)
- Tim Coco, "Haverhill's Dr. Lahey Took FDR Secret to the Grave", WHAV Open Mike Show/Haverhill Heritage Series (July 20, 2014)
Bibliography
- Harry S. Goldsmith MD, A Conspiracy of Silence: The Health and Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt (IUniverse, 2007) ISBN 0595399428