Background
Whelen, Andrew Christian was born on July 17, 1959 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Henry James and Frances Annette .
Whelen, Andrew Christian was born on July 17, 1959 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Henry James and Frances Annette .
Bachelor of Science, South Dakota State University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Dakota, 1985.
Graduate assistant, South Dakot State University, 1980-1982; graduate assistant, U. South Dakot, 1982-1983; from graduate assistant to senior graduate assistant, U. North Dakota, 1983-1985; second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1982; advanced through grades to major, United States Army, 1993; chief virology, Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, 1986-1988; chief microbiology, Landstuhl (Germany) Army Regional Medical Center, 1989-1993; postdoctoral fellow in microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1993-1994; assistant professor laboratory medicine and pathology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, 1994-1996; director microbiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, 1995-1997; chief microbiology branch department clinical support services, Academy Health Sciences, Army Medical Department Center and School, San Antonio, since 1997. Member adjunct faculty San Francisco State University, 1987-1988, U. Maryland., European division, 1989-1990, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Sciences, European division, 1991-1993, 96-.
President Junior Officers Association, Landstuhl, 1990-1991. Commissioner Installation Softball League, Landstuhl, 1990-1991. Volunteer Special Olympics, San Antonio, 1988.
Member American Society Microbiology, German-American Medical Society, Society Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists (board directors since 1997), Order of Military Medical Merit, Sigma Xi.
Married Jaclyn Kay Cunningham, September 21, 1991.