Four physicians currently serve as senators, and 13 serve as representatives.
Meet the 17 physicians in the 117th U.S. Congress:
1. Ami Bera, MD: Dr. Bera is a general practice physician who serves as the democratic representative for California’s 7th District, and has been in office since 2013.
2. Larry Bucshon, MD: Dr. Bucshon is a thoracic surgeon who serves as the Republican representative for Indiana’s 8th District, and has been in office since 2011.
3. Michael Burgess, MD: Dr. Burgess is an OBGYN who serves as the Republican representative for Texas’ 26th District, and has been in office since 2002.
4. Scott DesJarlais, MD: Dr. DesJarlais is a family medicine physician who serves as the Republican representative for Tennessee’s 4th District, and has been in office since 2011.
5. Neal Dunn, MD: Dr. Dunn is a urologist who serves as the Republican representative for Florida’s 2nd District, and has been in office since 2017.
6. Mark Green, MD: Dr. Green is an emergency medicine physician who serves as the Republican representative for Tennessee’s 7th District, and has been in office since 2019.
7. Andy Harris, MD: Dr. Harris is an anesthesiologist who serves as the Republican representative for Maryland’s 1st District, and has been in office since 2011.
8. Ronny Jackson, MD: Dr. Jackson is an emergency medicine physician who serves as the Republican representative for Texas’ 13th District, and has been in office since 2020.
9. John Joyce, MD: Dr. Joyce is a dermatologist who serves as the Republican representative for Pennsylvania’s 9th District, and has been in office since 2019.
10. Mariannette Miller Meeks, MD: Dr. Meeks is an ophthalmologist who serves as the Republican representative for Iowa’s 2nd District, and has been in office since 2020.
11. Greg Murphy, MD: Dr. Murphy is a urologist who serves as the Republican representative for North Carolina’s 3rd District, and has been in office since 2019.
12. Raul Ruiz, MD: Dr. Ruiz is an emergency medicine physician who serves as the Democratic representative for California’s 36th District, and has been in office since 2013.
13. Kim Schrier, MD: Dr. Schrier is a pediatric physician who serves as the Democratic representative for Washington’s 8th District, and has been in office since 2018.
14. John Barrasso, MD: Dr. Barrasso is an orthopedic surgeon who serves as a Republican senator for Wyoming.
15. Bill Cassidy, MD: Dr. Cassidy is a gastroenterologist who serves as a Republican senator for Louisiana.
16. Roger Marshall, MD: Dr. Marshall is an OBGYN who serves as a Republican senator for Kansas.
17. Rand Paul, MD: Dr. Paul is an ophthalmologist who serves as a Republican senator for Kentucky.
