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18 may 1987 marshfield , wisconsin viroqua , wisconsin , usa u.s. william shainline middleton national institute of medicine , 1965 125 x 155 pixels english medicine & surgery 17 july 1922 research in surgery ; activities regarding health policy ben_r . _ lawton , _ m.d. _ 1980.jpg ben lawton
 ben redmond lawton , m.d. university of wisconsin
ben lawton

ben redmond lawton , m.d. , f.a.c.s. -lrb- july 17 , 1922 -- may 18 , 1987 -rrb- was an eminent physician , general & thoracic surgeon , healthcare-reformer , educator , and president of the university of wisconsin board of regents from 1984 to 1986 .
