Donald F. Hagen | |
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| Born | January 2, 1938 Ambrose, North Dakota, U.S. |
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| Service years | 1951–1995 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Surgeon General of the United States Navy |
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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 1951 as an ensign [1] and retired on June 29, 1995 as a vice admiral. [2]
Hagen studied at Concordia College and then received his medical degree from Northwestern University. [3]
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. [4] Hagen was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as a combat surgeon. [3] Following a series of shore assignments at naval hospitals, he became Commander of the National Naval Medical Center. [5]
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 [2] to December 31, 2004. [3] He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. [2] [3]
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