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Richard Henry Carmona (born November 22, 1949) is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States.
Former United States Surgeon General. Commander, USPHS Commissioned Corps. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona was sworn in as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service on August 5, 2002.
Richard Carmona is a former U.S. Surgeon General and a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the University of Arizona. He has expertise in surgery, trauma, burns, critical care, and public health issues such as tobacco, bone health, and women's health.
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Learn about the life and career of Richard Carmona, the first Hispanic and Vietnam veteran to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. Find out how he rose from a high school dropout to a trauma surgeon, professor, and SWAT team leader.
Richard Carmona MD, MPH, FACS was the 17th Surgeon General of the United States and is the Distinguished Professor of Public Health at MEZCOPH. He also holds faculty appointments as a Professor of Surgery and Pharmacy. Trained in general and vascular surgery, Dr. Carmona also completed a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in ...
Richard Henry Carmona (born November 22, 1949) is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States.
Carmona left the office in 2006 after completing his four-year term. Currently, Dr. Carmona is the Distinguished Professor of Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences and Community, Environment and Policy (ESHS) at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
