Background
III, Lewis A. Van Osdel, was born on December 22, 1946 in Vemillion, South Dakota, United States. Son of Lewis Allan Van Osdel, Junior and Miriam Aileen Zimmer Van Osdel.
psychiatrist aerospace scientist
III, Lewis A. Van Osdel, was born on December 22, 1946 in Vemillion, South Dakota, United States. Son of Lewis Allan Van Osdel, Junior and Miriam Aileen Zimmer Van Osdel.
Bachelor in Chemistry, University Washington, 1968. Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1974.
Resident in psychiatry Sepulveda Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1979. Fellow psychiatry Virginia Trent Cen Children, Richmond, Virginia. Commissioned lieutenant Medical Corps.
United States Army, 1969, advanced through grades to colonel, chief psychiatry Bayne-Jones Army Commissioned Hospital Fort Poltz, Louisiana, 1989—1992, flight surgeon Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1992—1994, retired, 1994. Private practice Portland, Oregon, 1995—1997, Vancouver, Washington, 1995—1997. Psychiatrist Nappa (California) State Hospital, 1997—2002.
Staff psychiatrist Pelican Bay State Prison, Crescent City, since 2004.
The Heavenly Mother is like the Heavenly Father: perfect, wise, compassionate, and holy. Every human being is a beloved spirit child of heavenly parents, God the Father and a Heavenly Mother.
Leader Eagle Scouts, 1970—1973, 1989—2001. Fellow: Aerospace Medical Association (associate). Member: American Medical Association, American Academy Addiction Psychiatry, Association Military Surgeons United States (life), Society United States Army Flight Surgeons (life).
Married Robyn Janice Cummings (divorced ). Children: Lewis Allan IV, Jeffrey Douglas.