Adam M. Robinson
| Adam M. Robinson, Jr. | |
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| Born |
November 9, 1950 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1977-Present |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral
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| Commands held | Surgeon General of the United States Navy |
Adam Mayfield Robinson, Jr. (born November 9, 1950) is a United States Navy vice admiral who served as the 36th Surgeon General of the United States Navy (2007–2011).
Vice Admiral Robinson entered the naval service in 1977 and holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, through the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program. Following completion of his surgical internship at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, he was commissioned.
Vice Admiral Robinson's first assignment was as a General Medical Officer, Branch Medical Clinic, Fort Allen, Puerto Rico, before reporting to the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, in 1978 to complete a residency in General Surgery. His subsequent duty assignments included: Staff Surgeon, U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, and Ship's Surgeon, USS Midway (CV-41).
After completing a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Carle Foundation Hospital, University of Illinois School of Medicine (1984–85), Vice Admiral Robinson reported to the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, as the Head of the Colon and Rectal Surgery Division. While there, he was called to temporary duty in 1987 as Ship's Surgeon in USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and in 1988 as Ship's Surgeon in USS Coral Sea (CV-43).
Vice Admiral Robinson reported to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA, in 1990 as the Head of the General Surgery Department and Director of General Surgery Residency Program. He was appointed Acting Medical Director for the facility in 1994. While at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Vice Admiral Robinson earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Florida. In 1995, Vice Admiral Robinson reported to the Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, as the Force Medical Officer serving in that capacity for two years. Following that assignment, he reported to Naval Hospital Jacksonville in 1997 as the Executive Officer. In January 1999, as Fleet Hospital Jacksonville Commanding Officer, Vice Admiral Robinson commanded a detachment of the fleet hospital as a medical contingent to Joint Task Force Haiti (Operation New Horizon/Uphold Democracy).
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