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John J. Mulvihill

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    American paediatrician and geneticist, Oklahoma

    Biography of John J. Mulvihill

    John J. Mulvihill, M.D., graduated in medicine from the Dartmouth Medical School, University of Washington, in 1969. He was a resident in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University 1972–1974 and held an internship at the University of Washington 1969–1970.

    Dr. Mulvihill is a professor of pediatrics at Children's Medical Research Institute, Kimberly V. Talley Chair of Genetics at the University of Oklahoma. He is associate director of the General Clinical Research Center and adjunct professor of epidemiology and biostatistics.

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