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Michael W. Painter, M.D.

Our government has made some terrible mistakes, but there is hope and the hope is coming from the people themselves

Topic:
Tribal Ties
Descriptor:
Hope
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About Michael W. Painter, M.D.

Michael Painter is both a physician and a lawyer, and a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Dr. Painter works primarily in the areas of health care quality and health care disparities--specializing in health and health care issues that specifically affect urban American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Tribal Affiliation

Cherokee Nation

Hometown

Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Occupation

Lawyer and Board-Certified Physician, Health Policy Advocate, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a Member of the Association of American Indian Physicians

Region

Southeast