Patch Adams

Clown, Physician

1945 –

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Who is Patch Adams?

Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams is an American physician, social activist, clown and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries where they dress as clowns in an effort to bring humor to orphans, patients, and other people.

Adams is currently based in Urbana, Illinois. In collaboration with the institute, he promotes an alternative health care model, not funded by insurance policies.

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Born
May 28, 1945
Washington, D.C.
Also known as
  • Hunter Campbell Adams
  • Dr. Patch Adams
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • George Washington University
    (1963 - )
  • Doctor of Medicine, VCU Medical Center
    ( - 1971)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
Lived in
  • Arlington County
  • Washington, D.C.

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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