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Doctor defends firefighter diagnosis

Says he didn't know about bodybuilding

Dr. John F. Mahoney Dr. John F. Mahoney
By Walter V. Robinson
Globe Correspondent / July 21, 2008

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Albert Arroyo, the Boston firefighter and professional bodybuilder, paid 13 visits to Dr. John F. Mahoney, including five examinations in the 13 months before Mahoney concluded in April that Arroyo was "totally and permanently" disabled from a back injury. (Full article: 1095 words)

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