Career
Lieutenant General He is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine ( Doctor of Osteopathy) and is the only such physician ever appointed Surgeon General of the Army. He was also president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth from 2000 to 2006. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is board certified in internal medicine.
He began his military career in 1968 as a medical officer and battalion surgeon in Vietnam. He retired 32 years later as the Surgeon General of the United States. Army and commander of the United States. Army Medical Command, with more than 46,000 military personnel and 26,000 civilian employees throughout the world.
During his military career, he also served as commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. First commander of the North Atlantic Region Medical Command.
And Director of Professional Services and Chief of Medical Corps Affairs for the United States. Army Surgeon General.
Other assignments included Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine. Chief of the Department of Medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center. Commander, Berlin Army Hospital.
And Commander, Frankfurt Regional Army Medical Center.
He has held teaching positions at Georgetown University, George Washington University, Howard University College of Medicine, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He joined the UNT Health Science Center in August 2000 after his retirement from the United States. Army and served as president until June 30, 2006.
As president, he headed an academic health center that includes the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health and School of Health Professions. He is now is a partner and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Martin, Blanck & Associates.
The company, formerly Martin & Associates, does health care consulting for the private sector and the government.
He is consulted as an advisor on bioterrorism issues and an expert in preparing the medical community to respond to mass casualty incidents or those involving weapons of mass destruction. He chaired task forces on bioterrorism for both the Texas Medical Association and the American Osteopathic Association.
