Background
Daniel, J. Christopher was born on April 15, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank V. and Regina Luff Daniel.
executive military officer physician
Daniel, J. Christopher was born on April 15, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank V. and Regina Luff Daniel.
AB cum laude, Princeton University, 1980. Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1984. Master of Business Administration, Yale University, 2007.
Special assistant for health care matters Office of Secretary of Navy, Washington, 1981—1982. Basic surgery intern Naval Hospital, San Diego, 1984—1985. Flight surgeon United States Naval Hospital, Subic Bay, Philippines, 1986—1989, Fleet Composite Squadron Five, Naval Air Station Cubi Point, 1989—1990.
Family practice resident Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, California, 1991—1993. Family physician United States Naval Hospital, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, 1993—1996. Adolescent medicine fellow Naval Medical Center, San Diego, 1996—1998.
Chief medical staff, family and adolescent medicine physician Naval Medical Clinic, Annapolis, Maryland, 1998—2002. Executive officer United States Naval Medical Research Unit Two, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2002—2004. Commanding officer Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, Connecticut, 2004—2006, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2006—2009.
Deputy Commander United States Army Medical Research & Material Command, since 2009. Senior medical officer, director Branch Medical Clinic, National Academy of Sciences Cubi Point, 1987—1990. American Heart Association American Council of Learned Societies affiliate faculty, program director United States Naval Hospital, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 1994—1996.
Founder, director Travel Medicine Clinic, United States Naval Hospital, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 1994—1996. Co-founder, director San Diego High School Football Head Injury Project, 1997—1998. Clinical instructor, department family and preventive medicine University California, San Diego, 1997—1998.
Associate professor department family medicine Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, 1997—2002. Member editorial advisory board American Family Physician, Leawood, Kansas, 2002—2007. Captain United States Navy, since 1980.
Fellow: American Academy Family Physicians. Member: Naval Submarine League, World Organization Family Drs., American College Physician Executives (life), Aerospace Medical Association (life), Uniformed Services Academy Family Physicians, Society for Adolescent Medicine (chair international adolescent health professionals in training 1996-1998).
Married Lorraine Yetsuko Higa, June 19, 1993. Children: Penelope Nicole Michiko, Nicholas Wayne.