Dr. Joseph Giordano, the vascular surgeon suddenly called into duty one afternoon to save President Ronald Reagan after an assassination attempt in 1981, has died at 84. When Reagan arrived at the ...

He had built one of the country’s leading trauma centers in Washington, which made it possible for his team to respond ...

Dr. Joseph Giordano, a surgeon who played a central role in saving President Ronald Reagan’s life after an assassination attempt in 1981, has died. He was 84.