Richard D. deShazo, MD, MACP, is a Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor, emeritus, at University of Mississippi Medical Center and professor of medicine (adjunct) at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. A physician-scientist, educator, and administrator, he also served as a television documentarian and on-air radio host during his long career at four medical schools. Dr. deShazo remains actively involved in academic medicine with a focus on racial reconciliation.
