Larry Bucshon
American politician and physician
Larry Dean Bucshon ( boo-SHAWN; born May 31, 1962) is an American politician and physician who was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 8th congressional district from 2011 to 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life, education, and early career
Bucshon was born in Taylorville, Illinois on May 31, 1962, and raised in Kincaid, Illinois. His father, Ronald, was a coal miner, Navy serviceman, and lifelong Democrat; his mother, Barbara, was a nurse.
Education
Bucshon graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and got his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical School at Chicago. After medical school, he completed a residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he served as chief resident in surgery and remained there to complete a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery. He also received training at the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Military service
During this time, he enlisted with the United States Navy Reserve, where he served for almost a decade.
Medical career
Bucshon specialized in cardiothoracic surgery and has performed hundreds of heart surgeries. From 1995 to 1998, he was in private medical practice in Wichita, Kansas.
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