query: who is the current surgeon general of the united states

pos: Surgeon General of the United States are members of the Regular Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, and (2) have specialized training or significant experience in public health programs. The Surgeon General serves a four-year term of office and, depending on whether the current Assistant Secretary for Health is a Public Health Service commissioned officer, is either the senior or next most senior uniformed officer of the commissioned corps, holding the rank of a vice admiral. The current Surgeon General is Jerome Adams, having taken office on September 5, 2017. The Surgeon General reports to the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), who may be a

pos: Jerome Adams Jerome Adams Jerome M. Adams is an American anesthesiologist and a vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who currently serves as the 20th Surgeon General of the United States. Before assuming his current role, he served as the Indiana State Health Commissioner (2014–17). On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Adams to become Surgeon General of the United States. Adams was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017. He assumed office on September 5, 2017. Adams is the son of Richard and Edrena Adams of Mechanicsville, Maryland, and grew up on the

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Surgeon General of the United States The Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States. The Surgeon General's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) which is housed within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. The U.S. Surgeon General is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The Surgeon General must be appointed from individuals who (1)

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Air Force Surgeon General of the United States Air Force The Surgeon General of the Air Force is the senior-most Medical Service officer in the United States Department of the Air Force. In recent times, this has been a Lieutenant General who serves as head of the United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS). The Surgeon General is usually the senior Medical Corps officer, but acting surgeons general have been from other branches of the medical service. In September 1947 the combat elements of the Army Air Forces separated from the U.S. Army, forming the United States Air Force. But a few

neg: Surgeon general chief public health officer is the Surgeon General of the United States and many states have their own state surgeons general. Moreover, three of the U.S. military services have their own surgeon general, namely the Surgeon General of the United States Army, Surgeon General of the United States Navy, and Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Surgeon general Surgeon General is a title used in several Commonwealth countries and most NATO nations to refer either to a senior military medical officer or to a senior uniformed physician commissioned by the government and entrusted with public health responsibilities. The

neg: United States Air Force Medical Service Force Nurse Corps, and Women's Medical Specialist Corps. The AFMS is led by The Surgeon General of the Air Force, who holds the rank of lieutenant general. The AFMS is found in all three components of the Air Force, including the Active Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard. Headquartered at The Air Staff, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, VA., AFMS senior leaders can be found in all of the Major Commands and in the Pentagon. The current Air Force Surgeon General is Lieutenant General (Dr.) Dorothy A. Hogg. Established in 1965 from the defunct

neg: Eric Schoomaker Eric Schoomaker Eric B. Schoomaker (born September 15, 1948) is a former United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 42nd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command, and a practicing hematologist. He previously served as Commanding General, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He assumed the post of U.S. Army Surgeon General on December 11, 2007. Schoomaker was born into an Army family in Detroit, Michigan. He is the younger brother of General Peter Schoomaker, USA, who served as the 35th Chief of Staff of

neg: Donald L. Weaver Donald L. Weaver Donald L. Weaver is an American physician. He is a rear admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and public health administrator who served as the acting Surgeon General of the United States. Weaver succeeded Steven K. Galson in October 2009, in expectation of a holdup by the United States Senate in confirming Regina Benjamin as Surgeon General. Before being appointed as Acting Surgeon General, he served as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Primary Health Care in the Health Resources and Services Administration. Dr. Weaver has a lifelong commitment to improving the health of

neg: Surgeon General's Medallion Surgeon General's Medallion The Surgeon General’s Medallion is the third highest award of the Public Health Service and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The medal is awarded in the name of the United States Surgeon General for actions of exceptional achievement to the cause of public health and medicine. It is awarded by the Surgeon General of the United States. The exact award criteria for the Surgeon General’s Medal are open to the interpretation of the sitting U.S. Surgeon general. Typically, the Surgeon General’s Medal is presented for such actions as medical breakthroughs in public medicine, disease

neg: Mark A. Ediger Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 11. July 2007 - September 2008, Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas 12. September 2008 - July 2012, Commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Lackland AFB, Texas 13. July 2012 – June 2015, Deputy Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 14. June 2015 – June 2018, Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Mark A. Ediger Mark A. Ediger is a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force who was the twenty-second Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Prior

neg: Alcide M. Lanoue Alcide M. Lanoue Alcide Moodie Lanoue (born November 2, 1934) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was Surgeon General of the United States Army from September 1992 to September 1996. He attended The Medical Field Service School and the United States Army Command and General Staff College. He is also an alumnus of Harvard University and Yale University School of Medicine. He is an orthopedic surgeon. Prior to his stint as Surgeon General, Lanoue was Commander of the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Commandant of the United States Army Academy of Health Sciences, Deputy Surgeon General

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Army Surgeon General of the United States Army The Surgeon General of the United States Army is the senior-most officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD). By policy, the Surgeon General (TSG) serves as Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) as well as head of the AMEDD. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) and are located in Falls Church, Virginia. Since 1959, TSG has been appointed in the grade of lieutenant general. By law, TSG may be appointed from any of the six officer branches of the AMEDD. However,

neg: Surgeon General's Medallion was also the youngest person to become an admiral in the PHS at the age of 33. Surgeon General's Medallion The Surgeon General’s Medallion is the third highest award of the Public Health Service and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The medal is awarded in the name of the United States Surgeon General for actions of exceptional achievement to the cause of public health and medicine. It is awarded by the Surgeon General of the United States. The exact award criteria for the Surgeon General’s Medal are open to the interpretation of the sitting U.S. Surgeon general.

neg: Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States was a landmark report published on January 11, 1964 by the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health, chaired by the then Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., regarding the negative health effects of tobacco smoking. Although it was not the first such declaration, or the first declaration by an official of the United States of America, it is notable for being

neg: Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal sole discretion of the Surgeon General. Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal The Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal is an award of the US Public Health Service. Administered by the Office of the Surgeon General, the medal is awarded at the sole discretion of the Surgeon General of the United States. The Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal is awarded for exemplary contributions the initiatives of the Surgeon General by members of the Uniformed Services of the United States. This award is administered by the Office of the Surgeon General. Unlike most awards, there are no specific nomination criteria or procedures since

neg: Kenneth P. Moritsugu of Public Health in 1975. He was the first Asian-American Surgeon General of the US. Moritsugu has received awards and decorations from the USPHS, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the United States Army, the Department of Defense and the United States Coast Guard. Among them are: Kenneth P. Moritsugu Kenneth P. Moritsugu (born March 5, 1945) is an American physician and public health administrator. Mortisugu was a rear admiral in the USPHSCC, who retired in September 2007 as acting United States Surgeon General. A third-generation Japanese-American, he was appointed the Deputy Surgeon General on October 1, 1998 and named acting

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Navy Surgeon General of the United States Navy The Surgeon General of the United States Navy is the most senior commissioned officer of the Medical Corps of the United States Navy, is a vice admiral, and is a member of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The Surgeon General of the Navy is also the Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), which consists of ten departments. One department consists of four staff corps, including the Medical Corps, and an enlisted corps. The Chief of the Medical Corps is a rear admiral. On 31 August 1842,

neg: Sylvia Trent-Adams Sylvia Trent-Adams Sylvia Trent-Adams (born circa 1965) is a rear admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the current Deputy Surgeon General of the United States. Trent-Adams also served as acting Surgeon General of the United States from April 21, 2017 to September 5, 2017. Trent-Adams received a bachelor of science in nursing from Hampton University, a master of science in nursing and health policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. After attending college on an ROTC scholarship, she served as an officer in the U.S. Army

neg: United States Department of Health and Human Services advice and consent of the Senate. The United States Public Health Service (PHS) is the main division of the HHS and is led by the Assistant Secretary for Health. The current Secretary, Alex Azar, assumed office on January 29, 2018, upon his appointment by President Trump and confirmation by the Senate. The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed service of the PHS, is led by the Surgeon General who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the Secretary or by the Assistant Secretary of Health in addition to his or her primary mission

neg: James R. Tryon James R. Tryon James Rufus Tryon (September 24, 1837 – March 20, 1912) was a medical doctor serving in the United States Navy during and after the American Civil War, who went on to become Surgeon General of the United States Navy. His great grandson LtGen Richard Tryon is the current Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command. Tryon, born in Coxsackie, New York, attended Union College where he was graduated in 1858 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and membership in The Kappa Alpha Society. He then obtained his M. D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania with additional study

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Army served according to this nomenclature). An Act of March 3, 1813 cited the "Physician & surgeon general" of the U.S. Army. This nomenclature remained in place until the Medical Department was established by the Reorganization Act of April 14, 1818. (Physicians assigned to the U.S. Army were not accorded military rank until 1847.) Surgeon General of the United States Army The Surgeon General of the United States Army is the senior-most officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD). By policy, the Surgeon General (TSG) serves as Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) as well as head of the

neg: Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal The Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal is an award of the US Public Health Service. Administered by the Office of the Surgeon General, the medal is awarded at the sole discretion of the Surgeon General of the United States. The Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal is awarded for exemplary contributions the initiatives of the Surgeon General by members of the Uniformed Services of the United States. This award is administered by the Office of the Surgeon General. Unlike most awards, there are no specific nomination criteria or procedures since the medal is awarded at the

neg: Gale Pollock Gale Pollock Gale S. Pollock is a retired United States Army major general who served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army from October 2006 to March 2007, and also as chief of the Army Nurse Corps. She became acting Surgeon General of the United States Army for nine months following the 20 March 2007 retirement of her predecessor, Kevin C. Kiley, due to fallout from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal. She is the first woman and the first non-physician to hold the position. She has 30 years of service in the Army and

neg: Gale Pollock Gale Pollock Gale S. Pollock is a retired United States Army major general who served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army from October 2006 to March 2007, and also as chief of the Army Nurse Corps. She became acting Surgeon General of the United States Army for nine months following the 20 March 2007 retirement of her predecessor, Kevin C. Kiley, due to fallout from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal. She is the first woman and the first non-physician to hold the position. She has 30 years of service in the Army and

neg: Boris Lushniak Boris Lushniak Boris Lushniak is a retired United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral who served as the acting Surgeon General of the United States, from July 17, 2013 to December 18, 2014. He previously served as the Deputy Surgeon General from 2010 to 2013 and from 2014 to 2015 when Vivek Murthy assumed office as Surgeon General. He retired from the Public Health Service on December 8, 2015 after over 27 years of service. On October 4, 2016 he was appointed dean of the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health, effective January 9, 2017.

neg: Mark A. Ediger Mark A. Ediger Mark A. Ediger is a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force who was the twenty-second Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Prior to that he served as the Deputy Surgeon General. 1. June 1986 - August 1988, Chief, Family Practice, Air Transportable Hospital Commander, 1st Medical Group, Langley AFB, Va. 2. August 1988 - July 1990, Flight Surgeon and Chief, Flight Medicine, 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 3. July 1990 - July 1992, Resident in Aerospace Medicine, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas 4. July 1992 - July 1994, Chief,

neg: Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion Part II to "Colored Troops." Prepared, under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General United States Army, by George A. Otis, Assistant Surgeon, United States Army. Covers wounds and injuries of the head, face, neck, spine, and chest. Includes a chronological summary of engagements and battles. Prepared under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General, United States Army, by Joseph Janvier Woodward, Surgeon, United States Army. Covers diarrhea and dysentery; Case studies and heliotype illustrations of diseases and sections of tissue, etc. Prepared under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General, United States Army by George A.

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Surgeons General are notable for being outspoken and/or advocating controversial proposals on how to reform the U.S. health system. The office is not a particularly powerful one, and has little direct statutory impact on policy-making, but Surgeons General are often vocal advocates of precedent-setting, far-sighted, unconventional, or even unpopular health policies. The U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force also have officers overseeing medical matters in their respective services who hold the title "Surgeon General." The insignia of the Surgeon General, and the USPHS, use the caduceus as opposed to the Rod of Asclepius. The Surgeon General is a commissioned officer

neg: Vivek Murthy Vivek Murthy Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States. Murthy, who founded the nonprofit Doctors for America, succeeded Boris Lushniak, who had been Acting Surgeon General since 2013. Murthy was the first Surgeon General of Indian descent and, at age 37, was the youngest active duty flag officer in federal uniformed service when he assumed office. Murthy was born in July 10, 1977, in Huddersfield, England, to immigrants from Karnataka, India. When he

neg: Surgeon General of the United States four-star admiral in the commissioned corps, and who serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on public health and scientific issues. The Surgeon General is the overall head of the Commissioned Corps, a 6,500-member cadre of uniformed health professionals who are on call 24 hours a day, and can be dispatched by the Secretary of HHS or the Assistant Secretary for Health in the event of a public health emergency. The Surgeon General is also the ultimate award authority for several public health awards and decorations, the highest of which that can be directly

neg: Gail Rosseau on neurosurgical topics. Her most frequent subjects include innovative treatments for patients with pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, meningiomas and normal pressure hydrocephalus. She pioneered the use of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for treatment of pituitary tumors. Her current research funding is for clinical trials in breast cancer metastasis and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. In December 2009, Rosseau was on a short list for then-President-elect Barack Obama's nomination for Surgeon General of the United States. On March 5, 2009, another candidate for Surgeon General, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, announced he was withdrawing himself from consideration, thus strengthening speculation that Rosseau

neg: 2009 flu pandemic in the United States department’s 19 key posts. The president's nominee, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, was still awaiting confirmation from the U.S. Senate until passing on April 28. The President has not yet made appointments to either the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Surgeon General, or the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The current acting Surgeon General, Steven K. Galson, is also currently serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health. On April 30, it was reported that an aide to Steven Chu, the US Energy Secretary, had fallen ill from the virus after helping arrange President

neg: Charles Sutherland (Surgeon General) Charles Sutherland (Surgeon General) Charles Sutherland (May 10, 1831 – May 10, 1895) was an American doctor and officer in the United States Army. He was most notable for his service as Surgeon General of the United States Army. Charles Sutherland was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 1831, the son of Mary (Read) Sutherland and Joel Barlow Sutherland. Charles Sutherland was educated at private schools in Philadelphia, and attended Jefferson Medical College. He received his M.D. degree in 1849, and became a physician. In 1852, Sutherland joined the United States Army as a contracted assistant surgeon. Sutherland passed

neg: Surgeon general Surgeon general Surgeon General is a title used in several Commonwealth countries and most NATO nations to refer either to a senior military medical officer or to a senior uniformed physician commissioned by the government and entrusted with public health responsibilities. The title originated in the 17th century, as military units acquired their own physicians. In the United Kingdom, the Surgeon-General is the head of the military medical services. The post is held by the senior of the three individual service medical directors and carries the rank of vice admiral, lieutenant general, or air marshal. In the United States, the

neg: John Cochran (physician) served until 1771. On April 10, 1777, Cochran was made Physician & Surgeon General of the Middle Department of the Medical Department of the Continental Army. Subsequently, he became Physician and Surgeon General of the Continental Army and Director General of the Hospitals of the United States (January 17, 1781 to 1783). Because of the infighting and other troubles of his three predecessors as Surgeon General, he is considered by some military medical historians as the "best of the Revolutionary period chief physicians". Cochran was married to Geertruy "Gertrude" Schuyler (1724–1813), a widow who was the eldest daughter of Cornelia

neg: Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion Otis, Assistant Surgeon, United States Army. Covers injuries of the abdomen, pelvis, flesh wounds of the back, and wounds and injuries of the upper extremities. Prepared under the direction of Surgeon General John Moore, United States Army, by Charles Smart, Major and Surgeon, United States Army. Covers medical statistics; camp fevers [ typhus, etc.] and other miasmatic diseases; scurvy; diseases attributed to non-miasmatic exposure; and other diseases such as nostalgia, army itch, poisoning, alcoholism, and venereal diseases; Includes one small folding map. Prepared under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General United States Army by George A. Otis and

neg: United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Health Service, the commissioned corps is under the direction of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The commissioned corps is led by the Surgeon General, who holds the grade of vice admiral. The Surgeon General reports directly to the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Health; the Assistant Secretary of Health may be appointed to the rank of admiral if he or she is a currently-serving member of the commissioned corps. The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps had its beginnings with the creation of the Marine Hospital Fund in 1798, which later was reorganized

neg: George H. Torney George H. Torney Brigadier General George Henry Torney (June 1, 1850 – December 27, 1913) was a physician in the United States Navy and Army who served as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States Army. Torney was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1850. He was the son of John B. and Mary M. (Peacock) Torney. He began his education at Carroll University in New Windsor, Maryland and received his medical training at the University of Virginia – graduating in 1870 – and began his military career in the United States Navy as an assistant surgeon of the Navy

neg: John McGraw (brigadier general) John McGraw (brigadier general) John Robert McGraw (January 4, 1912 – June 19, 1976) was a Brigadier general (United States) in the United States Air Force, who served as flight surgeon during World War II. He was born in Lakemont, Blair County, Pennsylvania, in 1912, to Howard and Emma McGraw. He graduated as salutatorian from Johnstown Senior High School, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1934 as a doctor of medicine. Dr. McGraw worked in private practice from 1935 to 1936 in Pennsylvania as a general practitioner and surgeon. In 1937, on his 25th birthday,

neg: Surgeon general practitioners or specialists in family medicine or emergency medicine may perform limited ranges of minor, common, or emergency surgery. Anesthesia often accompanies surgery, and anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists may oversee this aspect of surgery. Surgeon's assistant, surgical nurses, surgical technologists are trained professionals who support surgeons. In the United States, the Department of Labor description of a surgeon is "a physician who treats diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive, minimally-invasive, or non-invasive surgical methods, such as using instruments, appliances, or by manual manipulation". Surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a physician who performs surgical operations. There are also

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Navy during the "expedition for the suppression of Indian hostilities on the coast of Florida" (a.k.a. the Seminole Wars). Wood served shore duty at Sackets Harbor, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, had duty as Fleet Surgeon of the Pacific Fleet, and served under Commodore John D. Sloat in California during the Mexican–American War. However fitting he may have been as the first Navy Surgeon General, he served less than two years. In November 2011, VADM Matthew L. Nathan, took office becoming the 37th Surgeon General of the United States Navy, and 41st Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Surgeon General

neg: United States Navy Dental Corps to enter active duty with the U.S. Navy. Just over one year later, the Surgeon General of the United States reported to the Secretary of the Navy that the Medical Department now had the ability to provide dental care that would allow the Navy to accept recruits who would otherwise be rejected for defective teeth. In 1916, Congress authorized the president to appoint and commission dental surgeons in the Navy at the rate of one dentist per 1000 enlisted personnel. During World War I, the Surgeon General of the United States mandated that dental officers complete a 10-week course in

neg: Dartmouth College Koop was the Surgeon General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan. Two Dartmouth alumni have served as justices on the Supreme Court of the United States: Salmon P. Chase and Levi Woodbury. Eugene Norman Veasey (class of 1954) served as the Chief Justice of Delaware. The 46th and current Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf, and the 42nd and current Governor of Illinois, businessman Bruce Rauner, are also Dartmouth alumni. In literature and journalism, Dartmouth has produced thirteen Pulitzer Prize winners: Thomas M. Burton, Richard Eberhart, Dan Fagin, Paul Gigot, Frank Gilroy, Jake Hooker, Nigel Jaquiss, Joseph Rago, Martin

neg: Dorothy A. Hogg group level, and served as the deputy command surgeon for two major commands. She has deployed in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Dorothy A. Hogg Dorothy A. Hogg is a Lieutenant General of the United States Air Force who served as the twenty-third Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Hogg serves as functional manager of the U.S. Air Force Medical Service. In this capacity, she advises the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on matters pertaining to the medical

neg: Donald J. Butz before becoming an instructor and course supervisor at Sheppard Air Force Base. From 1973 to 1978, he was assigned to the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. He then transferred to Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe. In 1979, he returned to the Office of the Surgeon General before transferring to Headquarters Tactical Air Command in 1982. Butz was named Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services in the Office of the Surgeon General in 1987. He would retire in 1993. Awards he received include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious

neg: George E. Schafer served as surgeon for the 7th Air Force at Tan Son Nhut Airfield. He returned to the United States in February 1970 and was assigned as deputy command surgeon for Military Airlift Command, with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. In February 1971 he returned to Brooks Air Force Base for duty as commander of the Aerospace Medical Division, AFSC. In April 1975 Schafer assumed duties as deputy surgeon general, U.S. Air Force, a position he held until August 1975 when he became surgeon general. Schafer is president of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, a

neg: Nadja West Nadja West Nadja Y. West (born 1961) is a United States Army lieutenant general and the 44th U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. West is the first black Army Surgeon General, and was the first black female, active-duty, major general and the first black female major general in Army Medicine. West is also the first Army black female lieutenant general. She is the highest ranking woman to have graduated from the United States Military Academy. West was an orphan but was adopted at two years old into a family in the District of

neg: Kenneth P. Moritsugu Kenneth P. Moritsugu Kenneth P. Moritsugu (born March 5, 1945) is an American physician and public health administrator. Mortisugu was a rear admiral in the USPHSCC, who retired in September 2007 as acting United States Surgeon General. A third-generation Japanese-American, he was appointed the Deputy Surgeon General on October 1, 1998 and named acting Surgeon General on July 31, 2006. Moritsugu received his bachelor's degree in 1967 from the University of Hawaii, his M.D. from the George Washington University School of Medicine in 1971, and a Master of Public Health (Health Administration and Planning ) from the UC Berkeley School

neg: Frank F. Ledford Jr. Frank F. Ledford Jr. Frank Finley Ledford Jr., M.D. (born April 1934) is an orthopedic surgeon who served as the 37th Surgeon General of the United States Army from 1988 to 1992. He was born in April 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended college at the University of Dayton and received his bachelor's degree in 1955. That university later awarded him the Distinguished Alumni Award for his becoming the army surgeon general. In 1959, he received an M.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Later he did residency training in orthopedic surgery. Dr. Ledford is board certified

neg: Jedediah Hyde Baxter Jedediah Hyde Baxter Jedediah Hyde Baxter (March 11, 1837 – December 4, 1890) was a career United States Army officer and doctor who attained the rank of brigadier general as Surgeon General of the United States Army. Born in Strafford, Vermont, Baxter was the son of Portus Baxter and Ellen Janette Harris. He received his medical degree from the University of Vermont in 1860, completed his internship and residency at Bellevue and Blackwell's Island Hospitals in New York City, and enlisted in the Union Army for the American Civil War. Assigned initially as surgeon of the 12th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry,

neg: Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army Tudor as the Judge Advocate General. The Army Judge Advocate General's Corps is the oldest of the judge advocate communities in the U.S. armed forces – as well as the oldest law firm in the United States. The Judge Advocate General, who is referred to as TJAG (pronounced "tea-jag"), serves a term of four years. Lieutenant General Charles Pede, appointed July 26, 2017, is the fortieth Judge Advocate General. The appointment of then-Major General Scott C. Black, to the grade of lieutenant general on 11 December 2008 brought the billet into parity with the Army's Surgeon General and Chief of

neg: Textbook of Military Medicine Textbook of Military Medicine The Textbook of Military Medicine (TMM) is a series of volumes on military medicine published since 1989 by the Borden Institute, of the Office of The Surgeon General, of the United States Department of the Army. It constitutes a comprehensive, multi-volume treatise on the art and science of military medicine, as practiced by the United States armed forces. The books integrate lessons learned in past wars with current principles and practices of military medical doctrine. The spectrum of topics is broad, ranging from wound ballistics to medical ethics, and from considerations of harsh environments to applied

neg: Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, ["Virginia Tech"], Blacksburg, Virginia). In addition to original printings and the reprinting, the "MSHWR" is also available on Compact Disc (CD) and on the internet/World Wide Web (see "External links"). Prepared under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General, United States Army, by J.J. Woodward, Assistant Surgeon United States Army. Consists of a series of statistical tables summarizing the monthly reports made to the Surgeon General regarding the Sickness of the Army, Deaths, and Discharges and is arranged into two groups: Part I refers to "Sickness and Mortality of White Troops" and

neg: Silas B. Hays acquisition and distribution of medical supplies and equipment, and evacuation of the wounded and return of soldiers to duty or transfer to the United States following recovery. In August, 1951 Hays was appointed Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army and returned to Washington, D.C. He was promoted to major general in 1952, and served until March 1955 when he was appointed Surgeon General. As Surgeon General, he responded to advances in nuclear weapons by supervising efforts to develop measures for protecting Soldiers against exposure to radioactivity and treating those exposed to it. He also expanded training in management

neg: Charles H. Crane to the grade of brevet brigadier general in the Regular Army, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on May 4, 1866. On July 29, 1866 Crane was confirmed by the US. Senate to be the Assistant Surgeon General of the Army under Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes. Crane began to serve as Acting Surgeon General of the Army when his predecessor resigned. Crane was subsequently nominated by President Chester A. Arthur for the permanent position. Crane's nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 7, 1882, and he formally entered

neg: Frank F. Ledford Jr. research. The recipients of the Award have included the following: Frank F. Ledford Jr. Frank Finley Ledford Jr., M.D. (born April 1934) is an orthopedic surgeon who served as the 37th Surgeon General of the United States Army from 1988 to 1992. He was born in April 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended college at the University of Dayton and received his bachelor's degree in 1955. That university later awarded him the Distinguished Alumni Award for his becoming the army surgeon general. In 1959, he received an M.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Later he did

neg: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 work with the public option, in this period and afterward. According to , a Health Benefits Advisory Committee shall be established to be chaired by the Surgeon General of the United States. It will consist of 9 more individuals who are not federal employees that are appointed by the President of the United States. It will also consist of 9 members who are appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Also, up to eight more members will be appointed in even numbers by the President of the United States who are federal employees and officers. Each member of

neg: Surgeon General of the United States buttons, and insignia are unique. Officers in the U.S. Public Health Service wear unique devices that are similar to U.S. Navy, Staff Corps Officers (e.g., Navy Medical Service Corps, Supply Corps, etc.). The only Surgeon General to actually hold the rank of a four-star admiral was David Satcher (born 1941, served 1998–2002). This was because he served simultaneously in the positions of Surgeon General (three-star) and Assistant Secretary for Health (which is a four-star office). John Maynard Woodworth (1837–1879, served 1871–1879), the first holder of the office as "Supervising Surgeon", is the only Surgeon General to not hold a rank.

neg: Jonathan M. Foltz Jonathan M. Foltz Jonathan Messersmith Foltz (25 April 1810 – 12 April 1877) was a military surgeon of the United States Navy, who served in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War, eventually rising to the rank of commodore and serving as Surgeon General of the United States Navy in 1871-72. He was the father of Frederick Steinman Foltz. Foltz was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine as the apprentice of Dr. William Thompson from 1825–28, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1830. Foltz entered the Navy as an assistant surgeon on 4 April 1831, serving aboard

neg: Surgeon General of the United States that cared for sick and disabled seamen. The Marine Hospital Fund was reorganized along military lines in 1870 and became the Marine Hospital Service—predecessor to today’s United States Public Health Service. The service became a separate bureau of the Treasury Department with its own staff, administration, headquarters in Washington, D.C, and the position of Supervising Surgeon (later Surgeon General). After 141 years under the Treasury Department, the Service came under the Federal Security Agency in 1939, then the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in 1953, and finally the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Some

neg: Nadja West 1st Armored Division, Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany. West was Joint Staff Surgeon, Joint Staff, Washington. West is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Nadja West Nadja Y. West (born 1961) is a United States Army lieutenant general and the 44th U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. West is the first black Army Surgeon General, and was the first black female, active-duty, major general and the first black female major general in Army Medicine. West is also the first Army black female lieutenant

neg: Silas B. Hays and other medical supplies American service members required during combat in Europe. He was promoted to brigadier general in May 1945. In 1945, Hays returned to the United States and was appointed chief of the Supply Division in the Office of the Surgeon General. In May, 1950 Hays was assigned as Chief Surgeon of United States Army Pacific, and the following September he went to Japan as Chief Surgeon of the Japan Logistical Command. In this assignment he coordinated medical activities for the Korean War, including conversion of facilities to accommodate general hospital units, training and assignment of medical personnel,

neg: Paul K. Carlton Jr. Paul K. Carlton Jr. Lieutenant General (Dr.) Paul Kendall Carlton Jr. (born May 13, 1947) was the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. General Carlton was commissioned after being honored a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy in 1969. He is a fellow and former Air Force governor of the American College of Surgeons. He was named a consultant in general surgery to the Air Force surgeon general in 1981. He conceptualized and implemented the first Air Force rapid-response surgical team in Europe—the flying ambulance

neg: Charles B. Green of the United States Central Command in 1997, North American Aerospace Defense Command in 1999, and the United States Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command in 2001. Later, he was given command of the 59th Medical Wing. He was named Assistant Surgeon General for Health Care Operations in 2005 before becoming Deputy Surgeon General in 2006. Green was named Surgeon General in 2009. Awards he has received include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Airman's Medal, the

neg: Flight Surgeon Badge (United States) flight medical specialty badge, the Aviation Psychologist Badge, is an additional decoration awarded by the U.S. Navy. Army psychologists who will serve with, or otherwise support, Army Aviation personnel may be selected to attend the AFSPC, however they may only be awarded the Basic Aircrew Badge upon completion of other requirements for that badge. Flight Surgeon Badge (United States) The Flight Surgeon Badge is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which has existed since the Second World War. The Flight Surgeon Badge is worn by those members of the military who have completed the individual service requirements

neg: John Moore (physician) 1886, he succeeded Robert Murray as Surgeon General and was promoted to brigadier general. He held this post until 1890, when he was succeeded by Jedediah Hyde Baxter. Moore was retired for age in 1900 and lived the rest of his life in Washington, D.C., where he died at the age of 82 of an interstitial nephritis. Moore is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. John Moore (physician) John Moore, MD (August 18, 1826 – March 18, 1907) was a leading United States Army physician during the American Civil War who rose to become Surgeon General of the Army in the

neg: Bernhard T. Mittemeyer Fitness Test (APFT), later adopted by MDW-wide and now simply called Physical Fitness Test (PFT), a set of fitness tests including push-ups, sit-ups, and a timed two-mile run that now applies to all 85,000 military employees of MDW. After serving as Surgeon General of the Army, he retired on February 28, 1985, and is now the chief of urological surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Bernhard T. Mittemeyer Bernhard Theodore Mittemeyer (born October 30, 1930) is a retired lieutenant general, who served as Surgeon General of the United States Army between 1981 and 1985. At age 14, Mittemeyer

neg: C. Everett Koop have been announced by the FDA, but are on hold pending the outcome of tobacco industry legal challenges. Koop issued a challenge to Americans in 1984 to "create a smoke-free society in the United States by the year 2000." As Surgeon General, he released eight reports on the health consequences of tobacco use, including the first report on the health consequences of involuntary tobacco smoke exposure. During Koop's tenure as Surgeon General, smoking rates in the United States declined significantly from 38% to 27%. Koop was Surgeon General when public health authorities first began to take notice of AIDS. For

neg: Hal B. Jennings from a division-type post to a complete training center, together with the medical care provided casualties from the Vietnam War. In May 1968, he was assigned as command surgeon to the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. He was promoted to temporary brigadier general on September 1, 1968. On February 1, 1969, he assumed command of the 44th Medical Brigade at Long Binh, with additional duty as surgeon, Headquarters, United States Army, Vietnam. Jennings left Vietnam to be sworn in on July 1, 1969, as deputy surgeon general, and was promoted to permanent brigadier general on August 1. He was

neg: Warren Fales Draper You know, you in the Public Health Service have made syphilis respectable." With one four-year term behind him, Franklin Roosevelt had just been elected to his second term as the President of the United States in 1936. The same year he selected Dr. Thomas Parran to be the Surgeon General of the United States. Three years later, in 1939, Draper was selected as the Deputy Surgeon General, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1947, working under Dr. Parran for the entire duration. The division within the Surgeon General's headquarters responsible for liaison with the states, where Draper

neg: United States Postmaster General United States Postmaster General The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service; Megan Brennan is the current Postmaster General. Appointed members of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service select the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General, who then join the Board. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress as the first Postmaster General in 1775, serving just over 15 months. Until 1971, the

neg: Steven K. Galson 2008 he received an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Drexel University School of Public Health. He is board certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health as well as in Occupational Medicine. From 1 October 2007 until 1 October 2009, Galson served as the Acting Surgeon General of the United States. As the nation’s top public health physician, the Surgeon General has two primary accountabilities: timely and effective communication of the best health information to the American people; and operational command of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, whose uniformed force of 6,500 health professional

neg: Medical Corps (United States Navy) choice or undergo 6 months of training to become a Flight Surgeon or Undersea Medical Officer. , VADM C. Forrest Faison III is the 38th Surgeon General of the United States Navy and is the highest-ranking officer of the Medical Corps. The Chief of the Medical Corps is RDML Paul D. Pearigen. Members of the Medical Corps are eligible to pursue qualification programs that lead to breast insignia such as: Reference: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Medical Corps (United States Navy) The Medical Corps of the United States Navy is a staff corps consisting of military physicians in a

neg: Flight Surgeon Badge (United States) Flight Surgeon Badge (United States) The Flight Surgeon Badge is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which has existed since the Second World War. The Flight Surgeon Badge is worn by those members of the military who have completed the individual service requirements for award of the badge. The original Flight Surgeon Badges were awarded by both the Army and Navy during World War II. After WW II, when the USAF became a separate service, they retained the Army Air Force badge, but redesigned it with a smaller caduceus over the central shield (the present pattern). Concurrently,

neg: United States Unified Medical Command United States Unified Medical Command The United States Unified Medical Command was a proposed Unified Combatant Command within the United States Department of Defense. The plan was rejected in December 2006 due to heavy resistance from Air Force Surgeon General Lieutenant General James G. Roudebush, who cited mission and cultural differences among the services as justification for keeping medical assets separate. The unified command would have merged the medical assets of the United States Navy, Air Force, and Army and reduced the duplication of effort that currently exists. The Department of Defense instead created a governance plan that creates joint

neg: Charles McKnight temporary supervision of the hospitals on the east side of the Hudson River after Morgan's dismissal at Washington's request. McKnight served later as a surgeon in the Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp. On April 11, 1777, he was appointed Surgeon General (also called Senior Surgeon, a subordinate position to Physician General and Director General, not to be confused with Surgeon General of the United States Army) of the Flying Hospital of the Middle Department, which moved with the army during the New York and New Jersey campaign. He served as Senior Surgeon for three years. In December 1779, McKnight

neg: United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Postal Service was created by federal statute in 1996, assuming internal oversight duties over the United States Postal Service (previously carried out by the United States Postal Inspection Service, in addition to their federal law enforcement duties). The Inspector General of the United States Postal Service, who is independent of postal management, is appointed by and reports to the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service. The current Acting Inspector General is Tammy L. Whitcomb. As

neg: George H. Torney held until the time of his death. He died of bronchial pneumonia at his home in Washington, D.C. in December 1913. During World War II, the El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs, California, was taken over and operated as the United States Army Torney General Hospital, named in his honor. George H. Torney Brigadier General George Henry Torney (June 1, 1850 – December 27, 1913) was a physician in the United States Navy and Army who served as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States Army. Torney was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1850. He was the son of

neg: Surgeon General of the United States Army prior to the 43rd Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, (a Nurse Corps officer), all appointed and confirmed surgeons general have been Medical Corps officers (military physicians). The incumbent Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Nadja West, is a military physician. As a commanding general, TSG provides advice and assistance to the Chief of Staff, Army (CSA) and to the Secretary of the Army (SECARMY) on all health care matters pertaining to the U.S. Army and its military health care system. He or she is responsible for development, policy direction, organization and overall management of an integrated Army-wide health service system and

neg: AMA Foundation Leadership Award Pride in the Profession Awards honor physicians whose lives encompass the true spirit of being a medical professional: caring for people. By practicing medicine in areas of challenge or crisis, or by devoting their time to volunteerism or public service, these physicians serve as the voice of patients in the United States who otherwise might not be heard. Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, the current US Surgeon General was bestowed with this award at the 2009 awards just two months prior to being nominated by President Obama on July 13, 2009. "Improving health care globally" Named for the founder of the

neg: United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in 1871 as the Marine Hospital Service. The Marine Hospital Service was charged with the care and maintenance of merchant sailors, but as the country grew, so did the ever-expanding mission of the service. The Marine Hospital Service soon began taking on new expanding health roles that included such health initiatives that protected the commerce and health of America. One such role was quarantine. John Maynard Woodworth, a famous surgeon of the Union Army who served under General William Tecumseh Sherman, was appointed in 1871 as the Supervising Surgeon. Woodworth's title was later changed to "Supervising Surgeon General," which later

neg: Robert Maitland O'Reilly of the United States federal government, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here." Robert Maitland O'Reilly Robert Maitland O'Reilly (January 14, 1845 – November 3, 1912) was the 20th Surgeon General of the United States Army, serving from September 7, 1902 to January 14, 1909. O'Reilly was born in Philadelphia to John and Ellen (Maitland) O'Reilly. He was a descendant of General Alexander O'Reilly who was a captain general of Cuba and one of the Spanish governors of Louisiana. The American branch settled in Pennsylvania before the American Revolution. O'Reilly was educated in the public schools

neg: Rhonda Cornum of her class at the National War College, and then became the command surgeon for United States Army Forces Command. As a brigadier general, she was U.S. Army Assistant Surgeon General for Force Protection before working in the joint soldier fitness program. Brigadier General Cornum retired on 31 January 2012. After her training in biochemistry, she attended the national military medical school. During her studies, she met her future husband, Kory Cornum, who would have a parallel military career in the U.S. Air Force and also attain the rank of brigadier general. At the U.S. Army Aviation Center, Cornum both

neg: Nadja West general and she became the 44th Army Surgeon General. This made West the Army’s first black Surgeon General, as well as the Army’s first black woman to hold the rank of lieutenant general and the Army's highest ranking woman who graduated from the United States Military Academy. Lt. Gen. West was promoted on February 9, 2016, and formally assumed command of MEDCOM on February 10, 2016. West completed her Family Medicine internship and residency at Martin Army Hospital. She deployed during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield while assigned there. West finished her residency in dermatology at Fitzsimons Army

neg: David R. Pitts positions in the offices of the Surgeon General of the United States and the Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Star. Pitts was the chief executive officer of the Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans before founding Pitts Management Associates. Pitts is a specialist in the philately of Bermuda. His exhibit, "Bermuda: Crossroads of the Atlantic" has been shown before the members of the Royal Philatelic Society London, of which Pitts is a fellow, and the Collectors Club of New York. The exhibit won a large gold medal

neg: United States Army Medical Command United States Army Medical Command The U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) is a direct reporting unit of the U.S. Army that provides command and control of the Army's fixed-facility medical, dental, and veterinary treatment facilities, providing preventive care, medical research and development and training institutions. MEDCOM is commanded by the Army Surgeon General, currently Lt. Gen. Nadja West. The Surgeon General is also head of the U.S. Army Medical Department (the AMEDD). MEDCOM is divided into Regional Health Commands (RHCs) that oversee day-to-day operations and exercise command and control over the Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in their regions. There are

neg: Alcide M. Lanoue of the Army, and Commanding General of the United States Army Health Services Command. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal and Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters). Alcide M. Lanoue Alcide Moodie Lanoue (born November 2, 1934) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was Surgeon General of the United States Army from September 1992 to September 1996. He attended The Medical Field Service School and the United States Army Command and General Staff College. He is also an

neg: Surgeon-General (United Kingdom) rank of medical personnel. Surgeon-General (United Kingdom) The Surgeon-General (SG) is the senior medical officer of the British Armed Forces; the post is held by the senior of the three individual service medical directors. The Surgeon General is the Defence Authority for Healthcare within the Defence Medical Services Department which is the headquarters for the Defence Medical Services. The post of Surgeon-General dates from 1664; there was also, from 1685, a Physician-General appointed; together, they directed the Army's medical services. These offices lapsed following the establishment of the Army Medical Department in 1810; but in 1874 the title Surgeon-General was

neg: Lori Alvord American Indians have both endorsed her to be Surgeon General of the United States. Lori Alvord Lori Arviso Alvord (born 1958) is a surgeon and author. She is perhaps best known for being the first Diné woman to ever become board certified in surgery. Her autobiography, "The Scalpel and the Silver Bear", has brought increased attention to her career as a surgeon and has sold over 50,000 copies. Dr. Alvord was also nominated to serve as the U.S. Surgeon General in 2013. Dr. Alvord uses new techniques that bring together Navajo healing techniques and modern Western Medicine. Alvord was born

neg: Surgeon-General (United Kingdom) Surgeon-General (United Kingdom) The Surgeon-General (SG) is the senior medical officer of the British Armed Forces; the post is held by the senior of the three individual service medical directors. The Surgeon General is the Defence Authority for Healthcare within the Defence Medical Services Department which is the headquarters for the Defence Medical Services. The post of Surgeon-General dates from 1664; there was also, from 1685, a Physician-General appointed; together, they directed the Army's medical services. These offices lapsed following the establishment of the Army Medical Department in 1810; but in 1874 the title Surgeon-General was reinstated for the highest

neg: William H. Forwood William H. Forwood William Henry Forwood (September 7, 1838 – May 12, 1915) was a surgeon from Brandywine Hundred, Delaware, who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and eventually as Surgeon General of the United States Army from June 8, 1902 until September 7, 1902. Forwood attended Crozier Academy in Chester, Pennsylvania, earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and was appointed as an Assistant Surgeon on August 5, 1861. He was assigned to Seminary Hospital in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., where he served initially as the hospital’s executive officer, then as regimental surgeon of

neg: Surgeon General of the United States awarded is the Surgeon General's Medallion (the highest award bestowed by board action is the Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal). The Surgeon General also has many informal duties, such as educating the American public about health issues and advocating healthy lifestyle choices. The office also periodically issues health warnings. Perhaps the best known example of this is the Surgeon General's warning label that has been present on all packages of American tobacco cigarettes since 1966. A similar health warning has appeared on alcoholic beverages labels since 1988. In 1798, Congress established the Marine Hospital Fund, a network of hospitals

neg: Charles C. Byrne Byrne joined the United States Army as a medical officer in 1860. During the American Civil War Byrne was assigned to the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army. Later Byrne would be assigned to the Army of the Cumberland and would treat wounded soldiers during battles including the Battle of Chickamauga, the Battle of Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta Campaign, and the Battle of Nashville. Following the war his assignments included being stationed at Fort Snelling and serving as attending surgeon of the United States Soldiers' Home. Charles C. Byrne Charles C. Byrne was a brigadier general

neg: Robert A. Buethe Robert A. Buethe Robert A. Buethe (born 1939 in Chicago, Illinois), is a retired Major General and former Acting Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in biology from Beloit College in 1960 and a doctor of medicine degree from Northwestern University Medical School in 1964. Buethe joined the United States Air Force in 1969. He served four years as Chief of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Barksdale Air Force Base before transferring to Headquarters Strategic Air Command as Chief of the Clinical Medicine Division, Office of the Surgeon. In 1974, he was

neg: Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is a 1970 federal law in the United States designed to limit the practice of smoking. As approved by the United States Congress, the act required a stronger health warning on cigarette packages, saying ""Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined that Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health"". It also banned cigarette advertisements on American radio and television. The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act was one of the major bills resulting from the by the Surgeon General, Luther Terry. The report found that lung cancer and chronic bronchitis are

neg: Robert A. Whitney Robert A. Whitney Robert Arthur Whitney, Jr. (born July 27, 1935) is an American veterinarian and public health administrator. He served as acting surgeon general of the United States from July to September 1993. Whitney was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Oklahoma State University in 1959 and his master's in pharmacology from Ohio State University in 1965. A career United States Public Health Service officer, Whitney was appointed deputy surgeon general on September 1, 1992. Since 1971, he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in the National Institutes of

neg: James Peake General. Peake served for four years as the United States Army Surgeon General. He also served as commander of several Army medical units. Previous key assignments include Commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School and Installation Commander, Fort Sam Houston; Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Commanding General, Madigan Army Medical Center/Northwest Health Service Support Activity, Tacoma, Washington; Commanding General, 44th Medical Brigade/Corps Surgeon, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg; Deputy Director, Professional Services/Chief, Consultant, Office of the Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia; Commander, 18th Medical Command and 121st Evacuation Hospital/Command Surgeon, Seoul, Korea; Deputy Commander

neg: Jonathan M. Foltz He was placed on the retired list on 25 April 1872. Jonathan M. Foltz Jonathan Messersmith Foltz (25 April 1810 – 12 April 1877) was a military surgeon of the United States Navy, who served in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War, eventually rising to the rank of commodore and serving as Surgeon General of the United States Navy in 1871-72. He was the father of Frederick Steinman Foltz. Foltz was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine as the apprentice of Dr. William Thompson from 1825–28, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1830. Foltz entered the

neg: Lauretta Schimmoler became the first post commander of the American Legion's Amelia Earhardt Post 127 of Glendale, California in 1946 that initially contained woman veterans. In 1966 Schimmoler was recognised by the Surgeon General of the United States as the first flight nurse and by the United States Air Force who awarded her the gold wings of a flight nurse. In 2011 the United States Air Force Association created a Schimmoler Award for excellence. Lauretta Schimmoler Lauretta M Schimmoler (September 17, 1900 Fort Jennings, Ohio - January 1981 Glendale, California) was an aviator who was the first woman in the United States