Background
Heppner, Donald Gray was born on January 17, 1956 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Donald Gray Senior and Nathalie (Ward) Heppner.
Heppner, Donald Gray was born on January 17, 1956 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Donald Gray Senior and Nathalie (Ward) Heppner.
Bachelor in Biochemistry/German Literature, University of Virginia, 1978; Doctor of Medicine, University of Virginia, 1983.
Commissioned captain, United States Army, 1987;
advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1996;
intern in internal medicine, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, 1983-1984;
resident in internal medicine, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, 1984-1986;
research associate, Dight Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1987;
with emergency medicine department, Abbot North Western Hospital, Minneapolis, 1986-1988;
fellow infectious diseases, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1988-1990;
infectious disease officer, Department Immunology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, 1990-1993;
assistant chief department immunology, Armed Forces Research Institute Medical Sciences, 1993-1994;
chief department immunology and medicine, Armed Forces Research Institute Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand, 1994-1997;
overseas malaria vaccine trial coordinator department immunology, Walter Reed Army Institute Research, Washington, since 1997. Attending physician Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1991-1993. Advisor National Research Council, since 1996.
Member Federal Malaria Vaccine Steering Committee.
Member Committee on Foreign Rels., Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1983. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Association Military Surgeons United States, Infectious Disease Society American, Armed Forces Infectious Disease Society.
Married Mary Virginia Leach, June 12, 1983. Children: Charlotte Nathalie, Virginia Dearing, William Lynch.