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Dr. George Lewis, DVM
A native of
Hialeah, Florida, Dr. Lewis received a Bachelor’s Degree in
Animal Science from the University of Florida, where as a 1966
Distinguished Military Graduate he was commissioned in the
Regular Army, Medical Service Corps. He attended Auburn
University and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree
in 1970. He was selected to participate in a long-term
graduate program at the University of Illinois; receiving a
Ph.D., in microbiology in 1977.
Colonel Lewis commanded the US Army Medical Research Unit in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for seven years, 1982-89. In 1989, he
accepted the Pentagon responsibilities of both the Executive
Assistant to the Assistant Surgeon General for Medical Research
and Development and the Army Surgeon General’s Liaison to the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and
Acquisition. He was the senior medical Biological Warfare
Defense Expert in the Pentagon during Operations Desert Shield
and Storm.
Colonel Lewis was
a U.S. Delegate to the 1991 United Nations Biological Weapons
Convention Review Conference. On the 28th of August
1992 he became Program Manager for Combat Medical Systems and
assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development
Activity, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command,
Fort Detrick; a responsibility which he relinquished at the
completion of 30 years service on the 31st day of
August 1996.
Doctor Lewis is a
recipient of the Department of the Army Research and Development
Achievement Award and has authored over fifty scientific
publications. His military awards include the Legion of Merit
(2 OLC), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army
Commendation Medal (1 OLC), and the National Defense Service
Medal (with Star). He is a Diplomate of the American College of
Veterinary Microbiologists.
In 1998 the Association of
Military Surgeons of the United States recognized Colonel Lewis
with the James A. McCallam Award for his outstanding
accomplishments in the field of medicine and health.
George and his
wife Pam moved to the Middletown Valley in 1977. They now reside
in Lander (Catoctin), Maryland where they raise beef cattle on
their Catoctin Station Farm. He serves as an independent
consultant via Anteon Corporation to the Telemedicine and
Advanced Technology Research Center.
Doctor Lewis represents Frederick County on the Federal C&O
Canal National Historical Park Advisory Commission and serves on
the boards of the
Frederick County Forestry Conservancy District,
Community Foundation of Frederick County, Frederick Innovative
Technology Center, Francis Scott Key Memorial Foundation, Fort
Detrick Alliance, Point of Rocks Community Historical Society,
Weinberg Center for The Arts, and the Lander Community
Association. He is a Past President (2002-2003) of the Rotary
Club of Frederick.
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