College Fellow named Surgeon General of the Navy

Matthew L. Nathan, MC, USN, FACP, has been named the next Surgeon General of the Navy.

The Senate confirmed Dr. Nathan's appointment in mid-November, and the change-of-office ceremony took place on Nov. 18. Dr. Nathan, who was promoted to Vice Admiral, previously served as the Ninth Chief of the Navy Medical Corps and has also served as commander of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Navy Medicine, National Capital Area. Dr. Nathan graduated from The Medical College of Georgia in 1981 and is a clinical professor of medicine at the Uniformed Services in Bethesda, Md. He has also received the American Hospital Association Excellence in Leadership award for the Federal Sector.

More information on Dr. Nathan's appointment is available online.