The Surgeon General of the United States Army is the senior-most officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD). By policy, the Surgeon General (TSG) serves as Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) as well as head of the AMEDD. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) and are located in Falls Church, Virginia.
Surgeon General of the United States Army
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Flag of the Surgeon General of the Army, depicting the caduceus
Since 1959, TSG has been appointed in the grade of lieutenant general. By law, TSG may be appointed from any of the six officer branches of the AMEDD. However, prior to the 43rd Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho — an Army Nurse Corps officer — all appointed and confirmed surgeons general have been Medical Corps officers — military physicians. The incumbent Surgeon General is medical administrator Lieutenant General R. Scott Dingle, a Medical Service Corps officer.[1] The 44th Army Surgeon LTG Nadja West retired on July 19, 2019.
As a commanding general, TSG provides advice and assistance to the Chief of Staff, Army (CSA) and to the Secretary of the Army (SECARMY) on all health care matters pertaining to the U.S. Army and its military health care system. The incumbent is responsible for development, policy direction, organization and overall management of an integrated Army-wide health service system and is the medical materiel developer for the Army. These duties include formulating policy regulations on health service support, health hazard assessment and the establishment of health standards. TSG is assisted by the Deputy Surgeon General.
Historyedit
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2008)
Congress established the Medical Service of the Continental Army on July 27, 1775, and placed a "Chief physician & director general" of the Continental Army as its head. The first five surgeons general of the U.S. Army served under this title. An Act of Congress of May 28, 1789, established a "Physician general" of the U.S. Army. Only two physicians, doctors Richard Allison and James Craik, served under this nomenclature. A Congressional Act of March 3, 1813, cited the "Physician & surgeon general" of the U.S. Army. That nomenclature remained in place until the Medical Department was established by the Reorganization Act of April 14, 1818. Additionally, physicians assigned to the U.S. Army were not accorded military rank until 1847.
Surgeons General of the U.S. Army and their precursorsedit
Incumbents from July 27, 1775 — including periods of vacancy
Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army: from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008097027. LCCN 03023852. OCLC 558132723.
Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army: from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 2. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008097035. OCLC 1062849539.
References and notesedit
^"Major General R. Scott Dingle. Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command". ArmyMedicine.Health.mil. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
^ abcdSteahly, Lance P.; Cannon, David W. Sr (2018). The Evolution of Forward Surgery in the US Army: From the Revolutionary War to the Combat Operations of the 21st Century. Government Printing Office. ISBN9780160947841. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
Heitman, Francis B. (1903), Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, from Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903; Washington, DC: Government Printing Office; 2 vol. (Vol. 1, pp 41–42 details the Medical Department.)
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Surgeon General of the United States Army, LTG Scott Dingle October 17, 2019 - present
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Incumbent
December 20, 2023
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Not to be confused with Surgeon General of the United States OTSG redirects here It is not to be confused with Once through steam generator This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Surgeon General of the United States Army news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Surgeon General of the United States Army is the senior most officer of the U S Army Medical Department AMEDD By policy the Surgeon General TSG serves as Commanding General U S Army Medical Command MEDCOM as well as head of the AMEDD The surgeon general s office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General OTSG and are located in Falls Church Virginia Surgeon General of the United States ArmyArmy Staff Identification BadgeFlag of the Surgeon General of the Army depicting the caduceusIncumbentLTG R Scott Dinglesince October 17 2019Department of the Army United States ArmyAbbreviationTSGReports toSecretary of the Army Chief of Staff of the ArmySeatThe Pentagon Arlington Virginia United StatesAppointerThe Presidentwith United States Senate s advice and consentTerm length4 yearsConstituting instrument10 U S C 3036FormationMarch 13 1813 210 years ago 1813 03 13 First holderBenjamin Church Jr DeputyDeputy Surgeon General of the ArmyWebsiteArmy mil ArmyMedicineSince 1959 TSG has been appointed in the grade of lieutenant general By law TSG may be appointed from any of the six officer branches of the AMEDD However prior to the 43rd Surgeon General Lt Gen Patricia Horoho an Army Nurse Corps officer all appointed and confirmed surgeons general have been Medical Corps officers military physicians The incumbent Surgeon General is medical administrator Lieutenant General R Scott Dingle a Medical Service Corps officer 1 The 44th Army Surgeon LTG Nadja West retired on July 19 2019 Contents 1 Duties 2 History 3 Surgeons General of the U S Army and their precursors 4 Agencies centers offices and programs within the OTSG 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References and notes 8 External linksDuties editAs a commanding general TSG provides advice and assistance to the Chief of Staff Army CSA and to the Secretary of the Army SECARMY on all health care matters pertaining to the U S Army and its military health care system The incumbent is responsible for development policy direction organization and overall management of an integrated Army wide health service system and is the medical materiel developer for the Army These duties include formulating policy regulations on health service support health hazard assessment and the establishment of health standards TSG is assisted by the Deputy Surgeon General History editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2008 Congress established the Medical Service of the Continental Army on July 27 1775 and placed a Chief physician amp director general of the Continental Army as its head The first five surgeons general of the U S Army served under this title An Act of Congress of May 28 1789 established a Physician general of the U S Army Only two physicians doctors Richard Allison and James Craik served under this nomenclature A Congressional Act of March 3 1813 cited the Physician amp surgeon general of the U S Army That nomenclature remained in place until the Medical Department was established by the Reorganization Act of April 14 1818 Additionally physicians assigned to the U S Army were not accorded military rank until 1847 Surgeons General of the U S Army and their precursors editIncumbents from July 27 1775 including periods of vacancy No Image Name Dates of Tenure Military Rank1 nbsp Benjamin Church Jr July 27 1775 October 16 1775 None2 nbsp John Morgan October 16 1775 January 1777 None3 nbsp William Shippen Jr April 11 1777 January 17 1781 None4 nbsp John Cochran January 17 1781 1783 None 1783 1792 5 Richard Allison 1792 1796 None 1796 August 1 1798 6 nbsp James Craik August 1 1798 June 15 1800 None June 15 1800 June 11 1813 7 nbsp James Tilton June 11 1813 June 15 1815 None June 15 1815 April 18 1818 8 nbsp Joseph Lovell April 18 1818 October 17 1836 None9 nbsp Thomas Lawson October 17 1836 May 15 1861 nbsp Brevet Brigadier General10 nbsp Clement Finley May 15 1861 April 28 1862 nbsp Brigadier General11 nbsp William A Hammond April 28 1862 August 18 1864 nbsp Brigadier General12 nbsp Joseph Barnes August 18 1864 June 30 1882 nbsp Brigadier General June 30 1882 July 3 1882 13 nbsp Charles H Crane July 3 1882 October 10 1883 nbsp Brigadier General14 nbsp Robert Murray October 10 1883 August 6 1886 nbsp Brigadier General August 6 1886 November 18 1886 15 nbsp John Moore November 18 1886 16 August 1890 nbsp Brigadier General16 nbsp Jedediah Hyde Baxter August 16 1890 December 4 1890 nbsp Brigadier General December 4 1890 December 23 1890 17 nbsp Charles Sutherland December 23 1890 May 30 1893 nbsp Brigadier General18 nbsp George Miller Sternberg May 30 1893 June 8 1902 nbsp Brigadier General19 nbsp William H Forwood June 8 1902 September 7 1902 nbsp Brigadier General20 nbsp Robert Maitland O Reilly September 7 1902 January 14 1909 nbsp Brigadier General21 nbsp George H Torney January 14 1909 December 27 1913 nbsp Brigadier General22 nbsp William C Gorgas January 1914 1918 nbsp Major General23 nbsp Merritte W Ireland October 4 1918 May 31 1931 nbsp Major General24 nbsp Robert U Patterson 1931 1935 nbsp Major General25 nbsp Charles R Reynolds 1935 1939 nbsp Major General26 nbsp James C Magee June 1 1939 May 31 1943 nbsp Major General27 nbsp Norman T Kirk 1943 1947 nbsp Major General28 nbsp Raymond W Bliss 1947 1951 nbsp Major General29 George E Armstrong 1951 1955 nbsp Major General30 nbsp Silas B Hays 1955 June 1959 nbsp Major General31 nbsp Leonard D Heaton June 1959 1969 nbsp Lieutenant General32 nbsp Hal B Jennings October 10 1969 October 1 1973 nbsp Lieutenant General33 nbsp Richard R Taylor October 1 1973 October 1 1977 nbsp Lieutenant General34 nbsp Charles C Pixley October 1 1977 September 20 1981 nbsp Lieutenant General35 nbsp Bernhard T Mittemeyer October 1 1981 February 1 1985 nbsp Lieutenant General36 nbsp Quinn H Becker February 1 1985 May 31 1988 2 nbsp Lieutenant General37 nbsp Frank F Ledford Jr June 1 1988 June 30 1992 2 nbsp Lieutenant General38 nbsp Alcide M Lanoue September 8 1992 September 30 1996 2 nbsp Lieutenant General39 nbsp Ronald R Blanck October 1 1996 September 22 2000 2 nbsp Lieutenant General40 nbsp James Peake September 22 2000 July 8 2004 nbsp Lieutenant General July 8 2004 September 30 2004 41 nbsp Kevin C Kiley September 30 2004 March 12 2007 nbsp Lieutenant General retired as nbsp Major General March 12 2007 December 11 2007 42 nbsp Eric Schoomaker December 11 2007 December 5 2011 nbsp Lieutenant General43 nbsp Patricia Horoho December 5 2011 December 3 2015 nbsp Lieutenant General December 3 2015 December 11 2015 44 nbsp Nadja West December 11 2015 July 19 2019 nbsp Lieutenant General July 19 2019 October 17 2019 45 nbsp R Scott Dingle October 17 2019 present nbsp Lieutenant GeneralNote The AMEDD Museum at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio Texas has a display on the Army Surgeons General including images of each one except for Richard Allison Agencies centers offices and programs within the OTSG editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2011 Military Vaccine Agency MILVAX Borden Institute U S Army Medical Information Technology Center USAMITC Army Human Research Protections Office AHRPO Pharmacovigilance CenterSee also edit nbsp Library and Museum of the OTSG Washington D C Hand colored photo 1887 Library of the Surgeon General s Office now the National Library of Medicine Medical Corps United States Army Surgeon General of the United States Surgeon General of the United States Navy Surgeon General of the United States Air ForceFurther reading editHeitman Francis B 1903 Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army from its organization September 29 1789 to March 2 1903 Vol 1 Washington DC Government Printing Office hdl 2027 mdp 39015008097027 LCCN 03023852 OCLC 558132723 Heitman Francis B 1903 Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army from its organization September 29 1789 to March 2 1903 Vol 2 Washington DC Government Printing Office hdl 2027 mdp 39015008097035 OCLC 1062849539 References and notes edit Major General R Scott Dingle Surgeon General of the U S Army and Commanding General U S Army Medical Command ArmyMedicine Health mil Retrieved July 19 2019 a b c d Steahly Lance P Cannon David W Sr 2018 The Evolution of Forward Surgery in the US Army From the Revolutionary War to the Combat Operations of the 21st Century Government Printing Office ISBN 9780160947841 Retrieved 2021 10 20 Heitman Francis B 1903 Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army from Its Organization September 29 1789 to March 2 1903 Washington DC Government Printing Office 2 vol Vol 1 pp 41 42 details the Medical Department External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Surgeons General of the United States Army Official website nbsp OTSG Portal Surgeon General Consultant Program The Surgeons General of the U S Army and Their Predecessors at the Office of Medical History OTSG Website Works by or about Surgeon General of the United States Army at Internet Archive Works by Surgeon General of the United States Army at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Military officesPreceded byLTG Nadja West Surgeon General of the United States Army LTG Scott DingleOctober 17 2019 present Succeeded byIncumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Surgeon General of the United States Army amp oldid 1186889144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
