11 Notable alumni of
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is 3524th in the world, 1205th in North America, and 1145th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Francisco Rubio

    Francisco Rubio
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    helicopter pilotarmy officerastronautflight surgeonmilitary physician
    Biography

    Francisco Carlos "Frank" Rubio is an American flight surgeon, US Army colonel and helicopter pilot, and NASA astronaut. He holds the American record for the longest spaceflight at 371 days.

  2. Andrew R. Morgan

    Andrew R. Morgan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    astronautphysician
    Biography

    Andrew Richard "Drew" Morgan is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013.

  3. Robert P. Kadlec

    Robert P. Kadlec
    Enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    physician
    Biography

    Robert Peter Kadlec is an American physician and career officer in the United States Air Force who served as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Preparedness and Response) from August 2017 until January 2021. He is responsible for the creation of the COVID-19 vaccine development program Operation Warp Speed.

  4. Erica Schwartz

    Erica Schwartz
    Biography

    Erica G. Schwartz is a retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral who last served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from January 2019 to April 2021. As a Commissioned Corps officer, she served with the U.S. Coast Guard as their Chief of Health Services and Chief of Preventive Medicine at the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters and became its principal expert on flu pandemics. Prior to becoming Deputy Surgeon General, she served as the Coast Guard's Chief Medical Officer from 2015 to 2019. She retired in April 2021 after over 27 years of combined uniformed service.

  5. Peter M. Rhee

    Peter M. Rhee
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    surgeon
    Biography

    Peter Meong Rhee is an American surgeon, medical professor, and military veteran. During his 24 years in the United States Navy, Rhee served as a battlefield casualty physician in Afghanistan and Iraq.

  6. Joseph Caravalho

    Joseph Caravalho
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Biography

    Joseph Caravalho Jr. is an American physician and retired Major General of the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He is currently the president and CEO of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. He has held specialized staff medical positions, served in operations at hospitals, and commanded major medical installations across the United States as well as operations in actions overseas. In December 2015, he was appointed as the Joint Staff surgeon, the chief medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

  7. Bruce L. Gillingham

    Bruce L. Gillingham
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    physicianmilitary officer
    Biography

    Bruce Lindsley Gillingham is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and orthopedic surgeon who last served as the 39th surgeon general of the United States Navy from 2019 to 2023. As surgeon general, Gillingham was dual-hatted as the 43rd chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and was responsible to the United States Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations and director of the Defense Health Agency for all health and medical matters pertaining to the Navy and Marine Corps.

  8. Susan Orsega

    Susan Orsega
    Enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    In 2001 graduated with Master of Science
    Occupations
    nursemilitary officer
    Biography

    Susan M. Orsega is an American nurse retired rear admiral who currently serves as the deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Health Services Policy and Oversight within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs since November 2024. She previously served as the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health from March 2021 to December 2023. She previously served as the acting surgeon general from January 20 to March 4, 2021. Orsega is one of the first nurses to serve in the position. She also previously served as the director of Commissioned Corps Headquarters, tasked with the administration of the members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, from March 2019 to October 2021. Prior to becoming acting surgeon general, Orsega was the chief nurse officer of the USPHS from 2016 until 2019.

  9. C. Forrest Faison III

    C. Forrest Faison III
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    pediatricianmilitary officer
    Biography

    Clinton Forrest Faison III is a retired vice admiral (VADM) in the United States Navy. He served as an officer in the Medical Corps and as the 38th Surgeon General of the United States Navy, and is currently the interim Provost of Northeast Ohio Medical University.

  10. Robert I. Miller

    Robert I. Miller
    Years
    1963-.. (age 62)
    Enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    military leaderpediatrician
    Biography

    Robert Irving Miller is a medical surgeon and retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the twenty-fourth Surgeon General of the United States Air Force and also served as the Surgeon General of the United States Space Force.

  11. Sean L. Murphy

    Sean L. Murphy
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    military leaderpediatrician
    Biography

    Sean Lee Murphy is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Previously, he was the Command Surgeon of the Air Combat Command. Raised in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Murphy graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1981 with a B.S. degree in biology. He then went on to earn his M.D. degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1985 and to complete his residency in pediatrics at the Air Force Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base in 1988.