BRIGADIER GENERAL (DR.) MICHAEL J. YASZEMSKI Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Michael J. Yaszemski is the mobilization assistant to the Assistant Surgeon General for Health Care Operations, Washington, D.C. General Yaszemski was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1979 in the Air Force Reserve through the Health Professions Scholarship Program. He entered active duty as a captain upon graduation from medical school in 1983. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency in 1989, and training in spine surgery in 1991. The general is board certified in orthopaedic surgery. He has served as Chief, Flight Medicine, at Kelly AFB, Texas. He has also served as Chief, Spine Surgery; Director, Orthopaedic Research; and Director, Hyperbaric Medicine, at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas. In his civilian occupation, he is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn. He is Chair, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Director, Polymeric Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, at Mayo Clinic. EDUCATION 1977 Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. 1978 Master of Science degree in chemical engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. 1979 Health Professions Officer Indoctrination Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1983 Doctor of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 1984 Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, Brooks AFB, Texas 1986 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1989 Residency in orthopaedic surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas 1989 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 1991 Fellowship in spine surgery, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass. 1995 Doctor of Philosophy in chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 1997 Air War College, by correspondence ASSIGNMENTS 1. September 1984 - June 1985, Chief, Flight Medicine, U.S. Air Force Clinic, Kelly AFB, Texas 2. July 1985 - June 1989, orthopaedic surgery resident, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas 3. July 1989 - June 1991, Fellow, Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass. 4. July 1991 - June 1996, staff orthopaedic surgeon, Director of Orthopaedic Research, and Chief of Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas 5. September 1996 - January 2000, individual mobilization augmentee, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas 6. January 2000 - July 2003, individual mobilization augmentee, Surgeon General's Tactical Assistance Team, Office of the Surgeon General, Bolling AFB, D.C. 7. August 2003 - June 2004, individual mobilization augmentee to the Deputy Command Surgeon, Office of the Command Surgeon, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 8. July 2004 - November 2004, individual mobilization augmentee to the Command Surgeon, Office of the Command Surgeon, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 9. December 2004 - January 2009, mobilization assistant to the Command Surgeon, Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill. (July 2006 - September 2006, Deputy Commander, 332nd Medical Group, Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base, Iraq) 10. January 2009 - present, mobilization assistant to the Assistant Surgeon General for Health Care Operations, Washington, D.C. FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Flight surgeon Aircraft flown: C-5, C-130, B-52, F-106, F-4, T-37 and T-38 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver oak leaf cluster Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass and "M" device Air Force Training Ribbon OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1989 Outstanding graduate, Air Command and Staff College 1995 Marquis' Who's Who in Science and Engineering 1995 - present, Associate Professor of Surgery, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md. 1999 Marquis' Who's Who in the World 2000 Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS 1999 - 2005, Chair, FDA Advisory Panel for Orthopaedic and Restorative Devices 2001 - present, Air Force Reserve Representative and member, Board of Directors, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons 2002 - 2007, Chair, NIH Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Study Section 2003 - 2005, Secretary, Minnesota Orthopaedic Society 2004 - present, Vice chair, Committee F.04, Medical Devices, Users Division, American Society of Testing and Materials 2004 - present, Chair, Council on Research, Scoliosis Research Society 2005 - present, Fourth Degree Knight, Knights of Columbus, Holy Spirit Church 2005 - present, Associate Editor, Part A, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 2006 - 2008, President, Minnesota Orthopaedic Society 2006 - present, Chair, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Device Forum EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Captain Dec. 23, 1981 Major Dec. 23, 1987 Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 23, 1993 Colonel April 1, 1998 Brigadier General Feb. 7, 2008 (Current as of January 2009)