After undergoing a 4-hour physical exam today, President Donald J. Trump was pronounced in good health.
The exam — led by Sean Conley, DO, who became the chief White House physician in March 2018 after Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, MD, stepped down — was conducted in consultation with 11 specialists, according to a memo from Conley made public by the White House.
The president was examined at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and did not undergo any procedures requiring sedation or anesthesia, Conley said.
“While the reports and recommendations are being finalized, I am happy to announce the President of the United States is in very good health, and I anticipate he will remain so for the duration of his Presidency, and beyond,” Conley said.
The words echo Jackson’s following Trump’s exam in January 2018. Jackson said then that “the president’s overall health is excellent” and added, “I feel very confident that he has a very strong and a very probable possibility of making it completely through his presidency with no serious medical issues.”
At the time, Trump was reported by Jackson to be 75 inches (6.25 feet) and 239 pounds, with a body mass index of 30.7, which is considered obese.
Jackson said then that he would be encouraging the president to reduce his intake of fat and carbohydrates and to take up a daily exercise regimen as way to get him to lose weight and lower any potential cardiac risk.
It’s not clear whether Trump has followed that advice.
At Trump’s request, Jackson also conducted several cognitive exams, including the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The president scored 30 out of a possible 30, Jackson said.
Conley has not yet reported whether Trump received any cognitive testingduring this year’s exam.
Full details of this year’s physical are expected to be released soon.
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