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Dr. John Dixon M.D. is a fictional character on the American TV soap opera As the World Turns. He was portrayed by Larry Bryggman from July 18 1969 until December 14 2004. Dixon is a cardiologist at Oakdale Memorial Hospital where he is also Chief and Acting Chief of Staff at Memorial Hospital. Though the character stopped appearing in 2004 when Bryggman left the show no mention was made of his having left town.