Donald F. Hagen
Donald F. Hagen | |
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Born | Ambrose, North Dakota, U.S. | January 2, 1938
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1964–1995 |
Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands held | Surgeon General of the United States Navy |
Awards | Bronze Star Medal |
Donald Floyd Hagen (born January 2, 1938) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Surgeon General of the United States Navy from 1991 to 1995. Hagen was commissioned in 1964 as an ensign[citation needed] and retired June 29, 1995 as a vice admiral.[1]
Hagen studied at Concordia College and then received his medical degree from Northwestern University.[2]
Hagen joined the Navy in 1964. He then served in Vietnam as a battalion surgeon with the Marines, aboard the hospital ship USS Repose, and as a surgeon in the Mekong Delta.[3] Hagen was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as a combat surgeon.[2] Following a series of shore assignments at naval hospitals, he became Commander of the National Naval Medical Center.[4]
After his retirement from active service, Hagen served as executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer of the University of Kansas Medical Center from September 1, 1995[1] to December 31, 2004.[2] He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Naval Service Medical News". U.S. Navy. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Donald F. Hagen, M.D. to Retire as Leader of KU Medical Center". KU Medical Center. August 17, 2004. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ Sobocinski, André B. (October 6, 2011). "VADM Donald F. Hagen, Surgeon General (1991-1995)". Tranquillity, Solace & Mercy. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/nmhistory/Pages/PastLeadership.aspx
Sources[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "[1]".
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) alumni
- Feinberg School of Medicine alumni
- Surgeons General of the United States Navy
- University of Kansas faculty