Eric Schoomaker
| Eric B. Schoomaker | |
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Lieutenant General Eric B. Schoomaker
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| Born |
September 15, 1948 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1970–2012 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Commands held |
Surgeon General of the United States Army United States Army Medical Command North Atlantic Regional Medical Command Walter Reed Army Medical Center |
| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Bundeswehr Crosses of Honor in Silver |
| Relations | GEN Peter Schoomaker (brother) |
Eric B. Schoomaker (born September 15, 1948) is a former United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 42nd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command, and a practicing hematologist. He previously served as Commanding General, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He assumed the post of U.S. Army Surgeon General on December 11, 2007.
Schoomaker was born into an Army family in Detroit, Michigan. He is the younger brother of General Peter Schoomaker, USA, who served as the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army. He attended East Lansing High School. In 1970 he graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, was commissioned a second lieutenant as a Distinguished Military Graduate, and awarded a bachelor of science degree. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1975 and completed his PhD in Human Genetics in 1979.
Schoomaker completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, from 1976 to 1978, followed by a fellowship in hematology at Duke University Medical Center in 1979. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both internal medicine and hematology. His military education includes completion of the Combat Care Casualty Course, Medical Management of Chemical Casualty Care Course, AMEDD Officer Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.
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