Bill Begg

Dr. Bill Begg is the Vice Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Danbury Hospital,[1] best known for his activism in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting on December 14, 2012.[2]

Dr. Begg focuses on addressing gun control as a public health issue,[3] and has testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee[4] on such issues.[5] He was profiled in the feature film Newtown (2016),[6] as well as PBS short film We Are All Newtown (2017).[7]

Dr. Begg is also known for saving lives while running. In 2007, near a race course in his hometown of Newtown, Connecticut, Begg performed CPR on a runner who had fallen during the race. A few months later a man collapsed 100 yards in front of him at the Ridgefield Half Marathon. Dr. Begg performed CPR, which was credited for saving the man's life.[8] Dr. Begg has also finished several Ironman triathlons with his family.[9]

Dr. Begg was instrumental in informing "Impossible Operation"—an initiative by gun-safety organization Change the Ref designed to call attention to the medical side of gun violence.[10]

Education

Begg graduated from New York Medical College in 1989 and did his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[11]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Wayne Drash. "Six months since Sandy Hook: Newtown residents find their voice". Cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. "Newtown Is 'Still So Raw,' 5 Years After Sandy Hook Shooting". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. "Testimony of Dr. William Begg" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. "Dr. William Begg". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. "Newtown". IMDb.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. "Stream WE ARE ALL NEWTOWN - Part 2 - Independent Lens". Pbs.org. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. Runner's World. Rodale, Inc. March 2008. p. 32. bill begg ironman.
  9. "Ironmanlife: The Beggs are Back". Ironman.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. "Parkland Parents Group Reimagines the Game Operation to Promote Gun Reform". Adweek. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  11. "William Begg, M.D. - Emergency Medicine". Danbury Hospital. Retrieved 28 January 2019.


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