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Bill Begg

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Dr. Bill Begg is the vice president of medical affairs at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, and an emergency medicine physician at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.[1] Previously, he was vice chairman of emergency medicine at Danbury Hospital.[2] Dr. Begg is best known for his activism in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting on December 14, 2012.[3]

Dr. Begg focuses on addressing gun control as a public health issue,[4] and has testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee[5] on such issues.[6] He was profiled in the feature film Newtown (2016),[7] as well as PBS short film We Are All Newtown (2017).[8]

Dr. Begg is also known for saving lives while running. In 2007, near a race course in his hometown of Newtown, Connecticut, Begg performed CPR on a runner who had fallen during the race. A few months later a man collapsed 100 yards in front of him at the Ridgefield Half Marathon. Dr. Begg performed CPR, which was credited for saving the man's life.[9] Dr. Begg has also finished several Ironman triathlons with his family.[10]

Dr. Begg was instrumental in informing "Impossible Operation"—an initiative by gun-safety organization Change the Ref designed to call attention to the medical side of gun violence.[11]

Education

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Begg graduated from New York Medical College in 1989 and did his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Jennifer (May 31, 2022). "Enterprise & Investigative Writer". MedPage Today. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Wayne Drash. "Six months since Sandy Hook: Newtown residents find their voice". Cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  4. ^ Rojas, Rick; Hussey, Kristin (13 December 2017). "Newtown Is 'Still So Raw,' 5 Years After Sandy Hook Shooting". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Testimony of Dr. William Begg" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Dr. William Begg". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Newtown". pbs.org. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Stream WE ARE ALL NEWTOWN - Part 2 - Independent Lens". Pbs.org. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ^ Runner's World. Rodale, Inc. March 2008. p. 32. ISBN 9781594867439. bill begg ironman.
  10. ^ "This Doctor's Success in Triathlon Is All About His Gratitude, Not His Finish Time". triathlete.com. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Parkland Parents Group Reimagines the Game Operation to Promote Gun Reform". Adweek. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  12. ^ "William Begg, M.D. - Emergency Medicine". Danbury Hospital. Retrieved 28 January 2019.