Charles J. Carrico

All right, Dr. Carrico, you know the reason why we are here, what we are investigating.
If you will raise your right hand please, and be sworn, sir.
You solemnly swear the testimony you give before this Commission. shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

I do.

Mr. Specter will conduct the examination.

Dr. Carrico, will you state your full name for the record please?

Charles James Carrico.

And what is your address, Dr. Carrico?

Home address?

Please.

It is 2605 Ridgwood in Irving.

What is your professional address?

Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Tex.

How old are you, sir?

28.

Will you outline briefly your educational background?

I attended grade school and high school in Denton, Tex.; received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from North Texas State University in 1947; received my M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1961; served an internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital from 1961 to 1962; and then and a year of fellowship at the surgery department at Southwestern Medical School, followed by my surgery residency at Parkland Hospital.

Are you duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of Texas, Dr. Carrico?

Yes; I am.

Are you board certified at the present time or are you working toward the board certification in surgery?

I am engaged in surgery residency which will qualify me for board certification.

What experience have you had, if any, with gunshot wounds?

In the emergency room at Parkland, during my residence school and internship and residency, we have seen a fair number of gunshot wounds.

Could you approximate the number of gunshot wounds you have treated in the course of those duties?

In all probably 150, 200, something in that range.

What were your duties at Parkland Memorial Hospital on November 22, 1963?