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MAJOR GENERAL MARK A. EDIGER
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Major General (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger is the Deputy Surgeon General, Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He directs operations of the Air Force Medical Service, comprised of a $7.1 billion, 43,000-person integrated health care delivery system serving 2.4 million beneficiaries at 75 military treatment facilities world-wide. He oversees the daily functions of the Air Force Surgeon General's office including seven directorates with offices in Washington, D.C., Fort Detrick, Maryland, Falls Church, Virginia and San Antonio, Texas. Included in these functions are clinical operations and quality, aeromedical evacuation, global force management, readiness, strategic medical plans, programs and budget, medical force management and medical information systems management. General Ediger coordinates Air Force Medical Service operations through major commands, Joint Service agencies, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), the TRICARE Management Activity and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
General Ediger is from Springfield, Missouri. He entered the Air Force in 1985. He has served as the Aerospace Medicine Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General, commanded two medical groups and served as command surgeon for three major commands. He deployed in support of operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch.
EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor's degree in chemistry, University of Missouri, Kansas City
1978 Doctor of Medicine degree, University of Missouri, Kansas City
1981 Residency in family practice, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
1991 Master of Public Health degree, University of Texas School of Public Health, San Antonio
1992 Residency in aerospace medicine, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1986 - August 1988, Chief, Family Practice, Air Transportable Hospital Commander, 1st Medical Group, Langley AFB, Va.
2. August 1988 - July 1990, flight surgeon and Chief, Flight Medicine, 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
3. July 1990 - July 1992, resident in aerospace medicine, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas
4. July 1992 - July 1994, Chief, Aeromedical Services, 325th Medical Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
5. July 1994 - July 1996, Chief, Aerospace Medicine Branch, and Chief, Professional Services Division, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. July 1996 - July 1998, Chief, Aerospace Medicine Division, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Bolling AFB, D.C.
7. July 1998 - July 2000, Command Surgeon, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
8. July 2000 - June 2002, Commander, 16th Medical Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
9. June 2002 - July 2003, Commander, 363rd Expeditionary Medical Group, Southwest Asia
10. July 2003 - July 2007, Command Surgeon, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
11. July 2007 - September 2008, Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
12. September 2008 - July 2012, Commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Lackland AFB, Texas
14. July 2012 - present, Deputy Surgeon General, Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Chief flight surgeon
Flight hours: More than 800 hours, including 90 combat support hours and 38 combat hours
Aircraft: C-130, MH-53, F-15, T-38 and KC-135
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
1982 American Board of Family Practice (most recent recertification in 2006)
1992 Aerospace Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Major April 28, 1986
Lieutenant Colonel April 28, 1992
Colonel April 28, 1998
Brigadier General April 14, 2008
Major General July 13, 2012
(Current as of July 2012)
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