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CURRICULUM VITAE

COL JOHN F. DETRO

ARMY MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

(As of 15 March 2023)

HOME ADDRESS: WORK ADDRESS:

**** *** **** ***** ******* Surgeon

MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL 33621 US Special Operations Command 7710 Tampa Point Blvd.

MacDill AFB, FL 33621

CELL PHONE: 706-***-****

WORK PHONE: 813-***-****

E-MAIL: ad0m32@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Doctoral Medical Science May 2021-May 2022 Lynchburg University Administrative Medicine

Master of Science May 2015-May 2017 U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies

Master of Science February 2009-December 2010 Kansas State University Adult Education 4.0 GPA

Master of Science May 2008-November 2008 University of Nebraska Family Medicine 4.0 GPA Health Science Center

Bachelor of Science February 1995- February 1997 University of Texas Physician Assistant Studies 3.7 GPA Health Science Center Distinguished Honor Graduate

Bachelor of Science September 1981-December 1985 Siena Heights University Biology 3.3 GPA

Thomas Emmet Scholar/Athlete Award

Three-time Academic All American/4 time Athletic All American Orthopedic PA Residency June 2003-June 2004 Brooke Army Medical Center ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Peer Reviewer, AMSUS Military Medicine August 2015-Present Instructor, Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) January 2010-October 2010 Associate Professor, University Nebraska Medical Center Interim Director, US Army Orthopedic PA Residency August 2004-October 2004 Instructor, Tri-Service Cytotechnologist Program August 1992-January 1995 2

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE:

Florida Licensure pending

Certification, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

#1034779

Physician Assistant Certified, North Carolina Medical Board, #149700 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) Provider

CURRENT POSITION:

Command Surgeon

United States Special Operations Command

MacDill Air Force Base, FL 33621

Security Clearance: Top Secret (TS-SCI)

DUTY DESCRIPTION:

Command Surgeon, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Serves as principle medical advisor, Commander USSOCOM, Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC),

& Component Surgeons to synchronize all aspects of health service support across the global Area of operations. Oversees health and /welfare of 58K SOF supporting persistent and networked Geographic Combatant Commands (GCC) operations; retains Service OT&E of 2.7K Special Operations medics. Informs med innovation with bottom-up/operator-driven approach to enhance and extend Special Operations lethality and combat power. Provides decisional and policy input to Office Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office Joint Surgeon Staff (OJSS), Military Healthcare System (MHS), Defense Health Agency (DHA), Federal Drug Administration (DHA); collaborates with Special Operations Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF), Warrior Care Program (WCP), Joint Special Operations University

(JSOU).

Formerly PA Consultant to The Army Surgeon General (TSG): Assists PA AOC Chief on matters pertaining to PAs to include providing subject matter expertise to military leaders; assisting with dissemination of information, directives and advice to the field; providing input on policies, procedures and practice; advising military leaders on manning, training, equipping the force; providing advice on specialty-specific training, assisting with human resource alignment and distribution; serving as a mentor to PAs and members of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.

Assignments

1987-1990 Combat Medical Specialist (Baumholder Germany and Fort Polk, LA) 1990-1991 Student, Tri-service Cytotechnology School (Fort Sam Houston, TX) 1992-1995 Cytotechnology Instructor (Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX) 1995-1996 Student, Army Physician Assistant Program (Fort Sam Houston, TX) 1996-1997 Student, Army Physician Assistant Program (Fort Benning, GA) 1997-1999 Battalion Physician Assistant, 2/69 Armor Battalion (Fort Benning, GA) 1999-2001 Battalion Physician Assistant, 3/75 Ranger Regiment (Fort Benning, GA) 2001-2002 Student, Brooke Army Medical Center Orthopedic PA Residency (Fort Sam Houston, TX)

2003-2005 Orthopedic Physician Assistant, Blanchfield Community Hospital (Fort Campbell, KY) 2005-2005 Battalion Physician Assistant, 3/75 Ranger Regiment (Fort Benning, GA) 3

2006-2007 Regimental Senior Physician Assistant, 75th Ranger Regiment (Fort Benning, GA) 2007-2009 Squadron Physician Assistant, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) 2009-2010 Student, Command and General Staff College (Fort Leavenworth, KS) 2010-2010 Instructor, Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) (Fort Sam Houston, TX) 2010-2011 Deputy Director, Center for Predeployment Medicine (Fort Sam Houston, TX) 2011-2013 Commander, 240th Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) (Fort Bragg, NC) 2013-2014 Senior Physician Assistant, XVIII Airborne Corps (Fort Bragg, NC) 2014-2015 Task Force Surgeon (Fort Bragg, NC)

2014-2016 Director, Army Surgical Services Service Line, Office of the Surgeon General (Falls 2016-2018

Church, VA)

Battalion Commander, 187th Medical Battalion, Medical Center of Excellence (Fort Sam Houston, TX)

2018-2020 Chief, Leader Development Branch, Heath Services Division, Army Human Resources Command (Fort Knox, KY)

2020-2021 Chief, Army Medical Specialist Corps, Health Services Division, Army Human Resource Command (Fort Knox, KY)

2021-2023 Command Surgeon, United States Special Operations Command (Tampa, FL) DEPLOYMENT HISTORY:

1991 Operation Desert Storm (6 months)

2001 Operation Enduring Freedom (2 months)

2004 Operation Iraqi Freedom (9 months)

2005 Operation Iraqi Freedom (3 months)

2006 Operation Iraqi Freedom (4 months)

2008 Operation Iraqi Freedom (4 months)

2008 Operation Iraqi Freedom (5 months)

PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL AND LEADERSHIP COURSES:

2019 Army Brigade Pre-Command Course, Fort Leavenworth, KS 2018 Joint Senior Medical Leaders Course, DMRTI, Falls Church, VA 2017 Federal Health Care Executives Course, Interagency Institute of Federal Health Care Executives, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 2017 Army War College Distance Education Course

2016 AMEDD TDA Pre-Command Course, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 2016 Army Battalion Pre-Command Course, Fort Leavenworth, KS 2016 TRADOC BDE/BN Pre-Command Course, Fort Jackson, SC 2014 AMEDD Executive Skills Course, Joint Base San Antonio, TX 2014 AMEDD Iron Majors Week, Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG), Falls Church, VA 2014 Defense Strategy Course (DLO), Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA 2013 MILVAX Leaders Immunization Course, Fort Bragg, NC 2012 Division Surgeons Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 2012 Medical Management of Chem/Bio Casualties Course, Fort Detrick/Fort Meade, MD 2012 Garrison Pre Command Course, Fort Bragg, NC

2011 Forward Surgical Team (FST) Commander’s Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 2010 AMEDD Burn Care Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX

2010 BAMC Emergency Medicine DSc Research Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 2010 COL Mary Lipscomb Hamrick Research Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 2009 Army Strategist Course, Fort Leavenworth, KS

2009 Joint Planning Course, Fort Leavenworth, KS

2009 Intermediate Level Education, CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, KS 4

2003 Orthopedic PA Residency, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 2002 AMEDD Advanced Officer Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 2000 U.S. Army Flight Surgeon Course, Fort Rucker, AL 1999 Joint Special Operations Advanced Trauma Procedures Instructor Course, Ft. Bragg, NC 1998 AMEDD Combat Casualty Care Course (C4), Fort Sam Houston, TX 1997 AMEDD Officer Basic Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 1995 U.S. Army Physician Assistant Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 1993 AMEDD Faculty Development Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 1993 AMEDD Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 1992 Armed Forces Cytotechnologist Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX 1989 Emergency Medical Technician Course- Basic, Baumholder, Germany 1988 Combat Medical Specialist Course (91A), Fort Sam Houston, TX HONORS AND AWARDS:

2019 Distinguished Member 75th Ranger Regiment

2018 American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Military Service PA Award 2012 Iron Major, Army Medical Specialist Corps

2010 Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductee, Erie Mason High School 2009 Robert M. Scully Award (Society of Army PAs)

2007 Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3), Army Medical Department 2007 Order of Saint Maurice, United States Infantry Association 2007 Outstanding Alumni Award, Siena Heights University 2006 The Surgeon General’s Physician Assistant Recognition Award 2006 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) Federal PA of the Year 2005 Order of the Purple Heart

2005 Order of the Combat Spur

2003 Marquis, Who’s Who in the World

2001 Marquis, Who’s Who in America

2000 Distinguished Honor Graduate, US Army Flight Surgeon Course 2000 Marquis, Who’s Who in American Science and Medicine 1999 Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI 1997 Honor Graduate, AMEDD Officer Basic Course

1997 Distinguished Honor Graduate, US Army PA Program 1997 All Armed Forces Cross Country Team

1995 All Armed Forces Cross Country Team

1995 All Army Track and Field Team

1994 Volunteer NCO of the Year, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce 1994 Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, Fort Sam Houston, TX 1993 Volunteer NCO of the Year, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce 1993 Distinguished Honor Graduate, AMEDD Basic NCO Course 1993 All Armed Forces Cross Country Team

1993 All Army Track and Field Team

1993 Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, Brooke Army Medical Regional Center 1993 Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, Brooke Army Medical Center 1989 Commandant’s List, Primary Leadership Development Course 1988 Honor Graduate, Combat Medical Specialist Course 1992 Highest score National Registry, ASCP Cytotechnologist Examination 5

MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit

Bronze Star Medal (BSM) with Valor device

Bronze Star Medal (BSM) - oak leaf cluster

Purple Heart Medal (PH) - second oak leaf cluster

Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM)

Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) – silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM w/V) with Valor device second award Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) – silver and two bronze leaf clusters Joint Achievement Medal (JAM)

Army Achievement Medal (AAM) – silver oak leaf cluster Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM) - third award

National Defense Service Medical (NDSM) - second award Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM)

Southwest Asia Service Medal with three Bronze Stars (SWABS) Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze star

Iraq Campaign Medal with three bronze stars

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 2 Army Service Ribbon (ASR) Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR) Kuwait Liberation Medal: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (SAKULIBM) Kuwait Liberation Medal: Government of Kuwait (KUKULIBM) Humanitarian Service Medical

Presidential Unit Citation (PUC)

Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA)

Combat Medical Badge (CMB)

Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB)

Ranger Tab

Parachutist Badge

Parachutist Badge- Federal Republic of Germany

Parachutist Badge- Brazilian

Parachutist Badge- Netherlands

Senior Parachutist Badge 5P

Master Parachutist Badge- additional skill identifier 5W Flight Surgeon Badge- additional skill identifier M3: Aero medical Physician Assistant Orthopedic Physician Assistant- additional skill identifier M1 Joint Planner- additional skill identifier 3H

Army Strategist- additional skill identifier 6Z

Special Operations Physician assistant- additional skill identifier S1 MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3)

Military Order of the Purple Heart (Ohio Chapter): Lifetime member Military Order of the Combat Spur

Military Order of Saint Maurice

Fellow, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) Fellow, Society of Army Physician Assistants (SAPA) Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Life-Time Member, Federal Health Care Executives Institute 6

Life-Time Member, Army War College Foundation

Non-Voting Board Member, Traumatic Brain Center of Excellence (TBICoE) Non-Voting Board Member, Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) Board Member, Committee on Surgical Combat Casualty Care (CoSCCC) Board Member, Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) Board Member, Army Medical Specialist Corps Association (AMSCA) COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Briscoe Elementary School Adopt-A-School Charter 2016/2018 Volunteer Assistant Cross Country Coach Columbus State University 2007 San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Military Volunteer of the Year 1994/95 RESEARCH

2022 Principal Investigator: Expanded Access Study for Use of Naloxone Auto-Injector 10 mg in Military Personnel at Risk for Opioid Exposure

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:

CHAPTERS OF BOOKS OR MAGAZINES:

2023 Editor: Borden Institutes Special Operations Tactical Medical Emergency Protocols (TMEPs) 2020 Author: Borden Institutes Physician Assistant Handbook Chapters on PA History, Corps PA duties, Orthopedic PA, Command 2018 Senior Editor and author: Borden Institute Physician Assistant Handbook Chapters on Special Operations, FSTs, PA History, Corps PA duties 2015 Peer Reviewer, Military Medicine

2014 Chapter Author: Forward Surgical Team (FST) Lessons Learned Handbook FSTs and the Global Response Force (GRF) Mission (pending publication) 2005 Primary Contributor: Ranger Medic Handbook (original version) ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN SCHOLARLY JOURNALS:

2015 Placket, D.C., Zagol, B., Malone, B. A., Detro, J.F., Seery, J.M., Deveaux, P., Sawyer, E., Ellison, R. Isolated Perivesicular Hematoma After Military Parachuting. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 2 February 2014; 86, 2: 1-5. 2014 Lynn, D.C., Lesemann, R.K., Detro, J.F., Seery, J.M. Employment of the “Role 2 Plus”: Lessons Learned in a Time of High OPTEMPO. Military Medicine, December 2014; 179, 12: 1412-18.

2014 Military Review (pending publication)

Forward Surgical Teams and the Global Response Force Mission 2014 Journal of Special Operations Medicine

Time for a Change: Recommended MTOE Rank Adjustment for Army Special Operations Physician Assistants

2008 Journal of Special Operations Medicine

Reactive Arthritis in a Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) Soldier 2006 Journal of Special Operations Medicine

Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Extremities: Blast Injuries in a Ranger Battalion Don’t Miss the Diagnosis

NEWSLETTERS:

2009-2012 Editor, Society of Army Physician Assistants Newsletter 7

MILITARY PUBLICATIONS:

2012 Contributor, Forward Surgical Team, Integrated Process Action Team Capabilities Based Assessment

PRESENTATIONS:

2023 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), Cognitive Health and Performance Panel

2022 Joint Special Operations Pre-Command Course, Performance Optimization Panel 2018 American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA) National Conference, Army PA Strategic Initiatives Panel

2017 Army Medical Department Executive Skills Course, Commander’s Perspective 2016 Army Medical Department Executive Skills Course, Winning with 3SL (Surgical Services Service Line)

2015 Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) Annual Conference, Poster, Acutely Important Brain Lesions in Soldiers with Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury after Airborne Operations

2013 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) Annual Conference, Poster, Forward Surgical Teams and the Defense CBRN Force (DCRF) Mission 2013 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) Poster, Forward Surgical Teams, and the Global Response Force Mission

2012 Guest Lecturer, AMEDD Forward Surgical Team Commander’s Course 2009 Guest Lecturer Society of Army Physician Assistants (SAPA) Annual Conference Diagnosis and Treatment of Open Fractures

Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Ankle Pain

Assessment and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Hip Injuries 2008 Guest Lecturer, Society of Army Physician Assistants (SAPA) Annual Conference Evaluation and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Shoulder Injuries Assessment, Treatment of Acute Traumatic, and Atraumatic Knee Effusions Focused Physical Examination of Acute and Chronic Shoulder Injuries INTERESTS AND HOBBIES:

Family

Fitness

Mentorship

Teaching

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