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{{Infobox Person
|name = Conrad Murray
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|02|19}}
|birth_place = [[Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada|St. Andrews]], [[Grenada]]
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|known_for = Personal physician of Michael Jackson
|occupation = Physician
|nationality = [[Grenada|Grenadian American]]
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[[File:ArmstrongMedicalClinicHoustonTX.JPG|thumb|Murray practiced out of the Armstrong Clinic in Houston]]
'''Conrad Murray''' (born February 19, 1953 in [[Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada|St. Andrews]], [[Grenada]]) is a physician who was [[Michael Jackson]]'s personal physician at the time of [[Death of Michael Jackson|Jackson's death]] in 2009.

==Biography==
Conrad Murray grew up in [[Trinidad]]. In 1989, he graduated from [[Meharry Medical College]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. He subsequently completed [[residency (medicine)|residency]] in [[internal medicine]] at [[Loma Linda University]] in 1992 and [[fellowship (medicine)|fellowship]] in [[cardiology]] at [[University of Arizona]] in 1995, followed by fellowship in [[interventional cardiology]]<ref>http://www.tmb.state.tx.us</ref>. He was certified by the [[American Board of Internal Medicine]] as a diplomate in internal medicine from 8/26/1998 through 12/31/2008.

He filed for [[bankruptcy]] in 1992,<ref>Burbank, Jeff; Dillon, Nancy; Schapiro, Rich. [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/27/2009-06-27_the_doctor_of_michael_jackson_was_always_in.html Doctor condition: Michael Jackson's doc always at side by pop star's request], ''New York Daily News'', June 27, 2009.</ref> and is reported to have had judgments filed against him or his company totalling over $435,000. ABC News reported that Murray's partner in his [[Houston|Houston, Texas]] office had his [[medical license|license]] revoked and the clinic shut down in 2002 for improperly dispensing medication. Law enforcement officials reportedly called the clinic a "pill mill".<ref name=NetterJune29>Netter, Sarah and Khan, Huma. [http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson/story?id=7954316&page=1 Lawyer: Jackson's Doctor Had Difficulty Summoning Help], ABC News, June 29, 2009.</ref>

The doctor, who joined Jackson's camp in May 2009 as part of his London concert agreement with [[AEG Live]], has been interviewed by police twice but has not been considered a suspect in the singer's death. Officials from the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] executed a warrant at the Armstrong Medical Clinic, Murray's offices in Houston reportedly looking for "items constituting evidence of the offense of [[manslaughter]]". <ref>http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Michael-Jackson-Death-Police-Search-Dr-Conrad-Murrays-Clinic-In-Houston-For-Manslaughter-Evidence/Article/200907415344251?f=rss</ref><ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090723/ts_afp/entertainmentusmusicjackson_20090723073146</ref><ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/06/26/2009-06-26_did_michael_jacksons_comeback_kill_him_death_linked_to_painkillers.html </ref> <ref>"[http://www.tmz.com/2009/07/22/dr-conrad-murrays-office-raided/ Feds Raid Dr. Conrad Murray's Office]." TMZ. July 22, 2009. Retrieved on August 8, 2009.</ref><!--TMZ link states Armstrong clinic-->

Murray first met Jackson in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] when the doctor treated one of the singer’s children. The promoter of [[This Is It (Michael Jackson concerts)|Jackson's London concerts]] said the singer insisted the company hire Murray to accompany him to England. <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31855763/ns/entertainment-music/</ref>

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