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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      080523-F-JZ510-841.JPGEngage On
        
        080523-F-JZ510-841.JPGBRIGADIER GENERAL (DR.) MICHAEL J. YASZEMSKIBrig. 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)
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