Bartholomew W. Hogan

Bartholomew W. Hogan (January 29, 1901 – March 17, 1983) was a psychiatrist, professor and naval officer. Hogan graduated from Boston College in 1923 and received a M.D. from Tufts University in 1925. In the 1930s, he taught at Georgetown University School of Medicine and at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. During World War II, he served as a senior medical officer on several ships. He was appointed to the rank of rear admiral in 1952 and became Surgeon General of the United States Navy in 1955. After he retired from the U.S. Navy in 1961, he served as deputy medical director of the American Psychiatric Association until 1971. Rear Admiral Hogan died on March 17, 1983.[1] Adm Hogan is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.