Position:
Brigadier General, Assistant Adjutant General for Space & Missile Defense at Colorado Army National Guard, Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Chief of Ophthalmology at The Children's Hospital
Work:
Colorado Army National Guard
since Jul 2010
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Brigadier General, Assistant Adjutant General for Space & Missile Defense
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
since Apr 2009
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Professor of Ophthalmology
The Children's Hospital
since Apr 2009
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Chief of Ophthalmology
Army National Guard
Aug 1998 - Jun 2010
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Colonel, Senior Flight Surgeon
UT Medical Center
Oct 2005 - Mar 2009
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Professor of Ophthalmology, Pediatric Ophthalmologist
UT College of Medicine - Chattanooga Unit
Sep 1998 - Oct 2005
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Professor of Ophthalmology
Army National Guard
Oct 2003 - Feb 2005
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Senior Flight Surgeon
Army National Guard
Aug 2002 - Jul 2003
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Battalion Surgeon, FOB 195
Colorado Army National Guard
1996 - Jun 2001
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Senior Flight Surgeon
Children's Eye Physicians
Oct 1996 - Aug 1998
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Private Practice, Pediatric Ophthalmologist
SIU School of Medicine
Sep 1994 - Sep 1996
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Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO
- Aurora, CO Jul 1990 - Jul 1994
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Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, Chief of Ophthalmology
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1989 - 1990
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Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Ophthalmology
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
- Aurora, Colorado Jul 1986 - Jun 1989
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Ophthalmology Resident Physician
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
1984 - 1986
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Flight Surgeon
Tripler Army Medical Center
- Honolulu, Hawaii 1979 - 1982
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Pediatrics Resident Physician
U of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
- Columbia, Missouri 1975 - 1979
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Medical Student
US Military Academy
1971 - 1975
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Cadet
Education:
University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Isenberg School of Management 2002 - 2008
MBA, Bussiness Administration
US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA 2003 - 2005
MSS, Strategic Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa 1982 - 1984
MPH, Epidemiology
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine 1975 - 1979
MD, Medicine
United States Military Academy at West Point 1971 - 1975
BS, Nuclear Engineering
Affton High School 1968 - 1971
Skills:
Military Leadership, Military Medicine, Special Operations Medicine, Quality Improvement, Medical Education, Military, Special Operations, Medicine, Security Clearance, DoD, Command, Emergency Management, Military Operations, Army, Leadership Development, Defense, Healthcare, Public Speaking, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership, Emergency Medicine, Process Improvement, Operational Planning, Leadership, Policy, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Hospitals, Tactics, Military Experience, National Security, Homeland Security, Program Management, Intelligence Analysis, Government, Healthcare Management
Interests:
SPECIAL INTERESTS
. Measuring Quality in Ophthalmology
. Measuring Quality in Residency Education
. Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
. Optics and Refraction
. Quality Improvement
. Aviation Medicine and Operational Medicine
. Medical Management
Honor & Awards:
2006 Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2004 Distinguished Service Award, University of Missouri School of Medicine,
1998 Promotion to Colonel (O-6), Reserve Component, Army National Guard
1997 “A” Proficiency Designator in Ophthalmology From the Office of the Surgeon General of the US Army
MILITARY AWARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (Four Awards), Joint Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (Three Awards), National Defense Service Ribbon (Three Awards), Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Basic Parachutist Badge, Senior Flight Surgeon Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Expert Field Medical Badge, Colorado Meritorious Service Medal (State Award),Colorado Recruiting Ribbon (State Award), Colorado Mobilization Support Ribbon (State Award)
Certifications:
Board-certified Physician in 1980, National Board of Medical Examiners
Board-certified Pediatrics in 1984, American Board of Pediatrics
Board-certified Aerospace Medicine in 1988, American Board of Preventive medicine
Board-certified Ophthalmology in 1990, American Board of Ophthalmology