Donald F. Hagen

Donald F. Hagen
Born (1938-01-02) January 2, 1938 (age 86)
Ambrose, North Dakota, U.S.
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branch United States Navy
Years of service1951–1995
RankVice Admiral
CommandsSurgeon General of the United States Navy
Awards

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]

  1. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 263. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Naval Service Medical News". U.S. Navy. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  3. ^ a b c d "Donald F. Hagen, M.D. to Retire as Leader of KU Medical Center". KU Medical Center. August 17, 2004. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  4. ^ Sobocinski, André B. (October 6, 2011). "VADM Donald F. Hagen, Surgeon General (1991-1995)". Tranquillity, Solace & Mercy. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  5. ^ "PastLeadership". www.med.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20.