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Elias Zerhouni
In 1975, Elias Zerhouni, at age 24, came to the United States from Algeria with $369 in his pocket. He had taught himself just enough English to pass an equivalency exam. A recent graduate of the University of Algiers medical school, he had come to take up a residency in radiology, hardly considered a cutting-edge field of medicine at the time. As it happened, he arrived at the dawn of a revolution in medical imaging, one that saw the development of ultrasound, CAT scan and MRI. Zerhouni would become one of the field's leading innovators. In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed Dr. Zerhouni to serve as the 15th Director of the National Institutes of Health, overseeing 27 separate institutes and centers, with a budget of over $28 billion. Within 18 months of taking office, Dr. Zerhouni introduced a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar strategic plan called the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, a major new effort to address medical research problems across the boundaries of disciplines a
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Dr. Elias Zerhouni - Part 1 (2007)(SD)
In 1975, Elias Zerhouni, at age 24, came to the United States from Algeria with $369 in his pocket. He had taught himself just enough English to pass an equivalency exam. A recent graduate of the University of Algiers medical school, he had come to take up a residency in radiology, hardly...
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Dr. Elias Zerhouni - Part 2 (2007)(SD)
In 1975, Elias Zerhouni, at age 24, came to the United States from Algeria with $369 in his pocket. He had taught himself just enough English to pass an equivalency exam. A recent graduate of the University of Algiers medical school, he had come to take up a residency in radiology, hardly...
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Dr. Elias Zerhouni - Part 1 (2007)(HD)
In 1975, Elias Zerhouni, at age 24, came to the United States from Algeria with $369 in his pocket. He had taught himself just enough English to pass an equivalency exam. A recent graduate of the University of Algiers medical school, he had come to take up a residency in radiology, hardly...
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Dr. Elias Zerhouni - Part 2 (2007)(HD)
In 1975, Elias Zerhouni, at age 24, came to the United States from Algeria with $369 in his pocket. He had taught himself just enough English to pass an equivalency exam. A recent graduate of the University of Algiers medical school, he had come to take up a residency in radiology, hardly...
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In 1975, Elias Zerhouni, at age 24, came to the United States from Algeria with $369 in his pocket. He had taught himself just enough English to pass an equivalency exam. A recent graduate of the University of Algiers medical school, he had come to take up a residency in radiology, hardly considered a cutting-edge field of medicine at the time. As it happened, he arrived at the dawn of a revolution in medical imaging, one that saw the development of ultrasound, CAT scan and MRI. Zerhouni would become one of the field's leading innovators. In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed Dr. Zerhouni to serve as the 15th Director of the National Institutes of Health, overseeing 27 separate institutes and centers, with a budget of over $28 billion. Within 18 months of taking office, Dr. Zerhouni introduced a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar strategic plan called the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, a major new effort to address medical research problems across the boundaries of disciplines a
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In 1975, Elias Zerhouni, at age 24, came to the United States from Algeria with $369 in his pocket. He had taught himself just enough English to pass an equivalency exam. A recent graduate of the University of Algiers medical school, he had come to take up a residency in radiology, hardly...
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