Sen. Bernie Sanders’ personal physician claims the 74-year-old Vermont senator is in “overall very good health,” according to a letter released Thursday by the Democratic presidential hopeful’s campaign.
According to Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician at the U.S. Capitol, Sanders has no history of cardiovascular disease and is “active in [his] professional work, and recreational lifestyle without limitation.”
“Over the years you have been treated for medical conditions including gout, mild hypercholesterolemia, diverticulitis, hypothyroidism, laryngitis secondary to esophageal reflux, lumbar strain and complete removal of superficial skin tumors,” Monahan wrote in his letter. “Your past surgical history consists of repair of your left and right side inguinal hernias by laparoscopic technique, and a right true vocal cord cyst excision.”
Should Sanders succeed in his bid for the White House, he would be the oldest president ever elected. By Jan. 20, 2017, inauguration day, the socialist senator from Vermont will be 75 years old — about five years older than former President Ronald Reagan, who was 69 when he took office as America’s oldest president.
The release of Sanders’ medical report comes nearly six months after his closest rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, released her records last July.
Clinton, who suffered a severe concussion in 2012, was described as being in “excellent physical condition” by her doctor, Lisa Bardack.
According to Sanders’ report, he is also “up-to-date on recommended vaccinations” and rarely consumes alcohol. The senator is currently on two prescription medications: levothyroxine, which is used to treat hypothyroidism, and indomethacin, which is used to treat symptoms of arthritis.
Sanders’ full medical report can be read here.
