Nov 08, 2007Quickie Link: Pioneering AIDS physician R. Scott Hitt Dead
By vanrozenheim
(USA) - Pioneering AIDS physician R. Scott Hitt, died Thursday in West Hollywood. He was 49. Hitt practiced medicine in Los Angeles and was tapped by President Clinton to served as Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. A family spokesperson said Hitt passed away from metastatic colon cancer. In addition to his work in the Clinton administration, Hitt co-founded Access Now for Gay and Lesbian Equality (ANGLE); founded the American Academy of HIV Medicine; and served on the boards of numerous AIDS and LGBT organizations, including AIDS Project Los Angeles, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Equality California
