Navy Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan stepped into the role of 37th Navy Surgeon General in a ceremony at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center-Bethesda, Nov. 18. Doing so, he assumed the role of top uniformed medical professional for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, as well as the chief of Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
Nathan addressed the military medical community in a blog on Navy Medicine Live Nov. 29, thanking the community for their service, leadership and accomplishments to date.
“Though numerous challenges abound, I sleep better at night given the leadership team I inherited,” Nathan said.
He went on to address the issues of combat casualty care, support for the war fighter, readiness, value, health care informatics, joint operations and global engagements. Nathan also wrote about a continuing strategic vision to maintain the equities and capabilities of Navy medicine.
“I am encouraged by the opportunities and the shaping that will occur as we find our equilibrium with the evolving tactical and strategic imperatives,” Nathan said in conclusion. “I am grateful we are shipmates and I look forward to rolling up our sleeves together and doing what we do best, providing ‘World-Class Care… Anytime, Anywhere!’”
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