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General Paul K. Carlton, Jr., M.D., Former Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force
The Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy is pleased to announce that Lt.
General Paul K. Carlton, Jr., USAF (Retired), former Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force, has joined The Center's Board of Directors.
Dr. Carlton currently serves as Director, Homeland Security, The Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center.
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, March 21, 2005 - The Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy is pleased to announce that Lt.
General Paul K. Carlton, Jr., USAF (Retired), former Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force, has joined The Center's Board of Directors.
Dr. Carlton currently serves as Director, Homeland Security, The Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center.
Dr. Carlton received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1969 and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Colorado in 1973.
He joined the Texas A&M Faculty in November of 2002 following his retirement from active duty.
He served as the Surgeon General of the Air Force from 1999 to 2002.
As the Surgeon General of the Air Force, Dr. Carlton served as a functional manager of the U.S. Air Force Medical Service.
He had authority to commit resources worldwide for the Air Force Medical Service to make decisions affecting the delivery of medical services and to develop plans, programs and procedures to support peacetime and wartime medical service missions.
Dr. Carlton is a fellow and former Air Force Governor of the American College of Surgeons.
He was named a consultant in general surgery to the Air Force surgeon general in 1981.
He conceptualized and implemented the first Air Force rapid-response surgical team in Europe - the flying ambulance surgical trauma (FAST) team.
During Operation Desert Storm, he commanded the 1702nd Air Refueling Wing Contingency Hospital, completing 32 combat support missions and 140 combat flying hours in various aircraft.
Following the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, he studied the roots of terrorism and how we might prepare for a terrorist attack in the United States.
His planning involved the use of small teams in "builder block" fashion to handle commitments and emergencies, where ever they might occur.
He continues to be involved both nationally and internationally in medical readiness and hospital preparedness.
Dr. Carlton has published extensively in medical literature.
He is also an 11,000 case surgeon who continues to "wash his hands" whenever he can.
In making the appointment, Dr. Harold M. Koenig, President and Chairman of the Board of The Annapolis Center said, "We are truly fortunate to have someone with the background and experience of Dr. Carlton join us, particularly because of his dedicated approach to finding medical preparedness solutions to the threats of terrorism in our nation and the world.
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