Background
Covey, Dana Curtis was born on March 27, 1951 in Woodland, California, United States. Son of Dale Curtis and Marjorie Lee Covey.
military officer orthopaedic surgeon
Covey, Dana Curtis was born on March 27, 1951 in Woodland, California, United States. Son of Dale Curtis and Marjorie Lee Covey.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1973. Master of Science, University Idaho, 1980. Doctor of Medicine, University Washington, 1984.
Commissioned ensign United States Navy, 1973, advanced through grades to captain, 1997, midshipman Annapolis, Maryland, 1969—1973, division officer, officer of the deck and command duty officer United States Ship STEIN (FF-1065) San Diego, 1974—1976, assistant professor naval science University Idaho Moscow, 1977—1980. Intern in orthopedic surgery Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1984—1985, resident in orthopedic surgery, 1985—1989. Fellow in orthopedic surgery University Pennsylvania, 1989—1990.
Orthopaedic surgeon United States Navy, Comideastfor, Bahrain, 1989, staff orthopaedic surgeon Naval Hospital Philadelphia, 1990—1991, orthopaedic surgeon Fleet Hospital Fifteen and EOD Group One Detroit A Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, 1991, chief orthopaedic surgery Naval Hospital Bremerton, Washington, 1991—1997, director surgical services Naval Hospital, 1998—2000. Director surgical services Fleet Hospital Six United States Navy and United Nations, Velika Gorica, Croatia, 1994. Executive officer Fleet Hospital Five and medical officer (j-7) USSPTGP-Haiti United States Navy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1997, officer-in-charge Operation Brava Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1998, director surgical services United States Naval Hospital Chatan, Japan, 2001—2004, officer-in-charge Operation Brava Hanoi, Vietnam, 2003.
Commanding officer Naval Reserve Naval Hospital United States Naval Reserve, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1987—1989. Officer-in-charge, forward resuscitative surgical system-3 United States Marine Corps, Iraq, 2004, orthopaedic surgeon Bravo Surgical Company Camp Al Asad, Iraq, since 2005. Assistant professor naval science University Idaho, Moscow, 1977—1980.
Clinical assistant professor orthopaedic surgery University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1991—1996. Assistant professor surgery Uniformed Services University School Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, since 1998. Director Society Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Antonio, 1998—2006.
Oral board examiner American Board Orthopaedic Surgery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, since 2003. Clinical professor orthopaedic surgery University California, San Diego. Presenter in field.
Chairman Chief Staff Award. Fellow: American College of Surgeons, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons. Member: Orthopaedic Trauma Association, American Orthopaedic Association, Society Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association (life).
Married Lynn Suzanne Bachofer, May 18, 1985. Children: Ashley Lane, Chelsea Elizabeth, Lauren Michelle, Matthew Curtis.