# Tenzin Choedrak

> Dr. Tenzin Choedrak was the Senior Personal Physician to the Dalai Lama, and was recognized as an esteemed master in the Tibetan medical tradition.
He was imprisoned by the Chinese without any formal charge and subject to torture for 17 years. His total imprisonment lasted almost 22 years from 1959-1980.

*Tibetan physician (1922-2001)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1922-04-15
- **Died:** 2001-04-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Dr. Tenzin Choedrak was the Senior Personal Physician to the Dalai Lama, and was recognized as an esteemed master in the Tibetan medical tradition.
He was imprisoned by the Chinese without any formal charge and subject to torture for 17 years. His total imprisonment lasted almost 22 years from 1959-1980.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.1
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q942670)

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