Photo: Gene Russell - United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
David Shulkin fascinates me because he managed something almost impossible in modern American politics, serving both the Obama and Trump administrations on the strength of competence rather than partisanship. A physician first, he carried the unglamorous, low-reward burden of fixing veterans' healthcare, a cause that wins few votes but matters enormously. I respect leaders who treat public service as an extension of their professional ethics rather than ambition. He was eventually caught in Washington's turbulence, as principled outsiders often are, but I prefer to remember him as a doctor who never forgot his actual patients while standing in the political arena.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Shulkin
- Name (Japanese)
- デービッド・シュルキン
- Reading
- でーびっど・しゅるきん
- Born
- July 22, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Philip H. Sheridan Reserve Center, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- physician / official
2. Background
- University
- Hampshire College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was David Shulkin born?
Born July 22, 1959 (age 67).
Where is David Shulkin from?
David Shulkin is from Philip H. Sheridan Reserve Center, Illinois, United States.
What does David Shulkin do?
David Shulkin works as physician, official.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.