Donald F. Hagen

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 and retired June 29, 1995 as a vice admiral.[1]

Donald F. Hagen
Born (1938-01-02) January 2, 1938
Ambrose, North Dakota, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1964–1995
RankVice admiral
Commands heldSurgeon General of the United States Navy
AwardsBronze Star Medal

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
  1. "Naval Service Medical News". U.S. Navy. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. "Donald F. Hagen, M.D. to Retire as Leader of KU Medical Center". KU Medical Center. August 17, 2004. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  3. Sobocinski, André B. (October 6, 2011). "VADM Donald F. Hagen, Surgeon General (1991-1995)". Tranquillity, Solace & Mercy. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  4. http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/nmhistory/Pages/PastLeadership.aspx

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