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Who Is Sean Conley? White House Physician To President Trump

A U.S. Navy commander, Sean Conley became Trump's doctor in 2018. He's a doctor of osteopathic medicine, and is reportedly the first non-M.D. to serve as the White House physician.

Since President Trump's announcement of a positive coronavirus test early Friday, a previously little-known White House physician is now an integral source of information on the president's condition.

Sean Conley, a Navy commander, has been Trump's physician since 2018. It was a memo from Conley that confirmed Trump's tweet that he and

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