Nadja Y. West | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., United States | March 20, 1961
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1982–2019 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Surgeon General of the United States Army United States Army Medical Command Europe Regional Medical Command[1] Womack Army Medical Center McDonald Army Community Hospital |
Battles/wars | Gulf War |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
Alma mater | United States Military Academy (BS) George Washington University School of Medicine (MD) |
Nadja Yudith West (née Grammer; March 20, 1961)[2] is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and the 44th Surgeon General of the United States Army and former Commanding General of the United States Army Medical Command. West, a physician, was the first black Army Surgeon General, and was the first black female active-duty major general and the first black female major general in Army Medicine.[3][4] West is also the first Army black female lieutenant general.[5] She is the highest ranking woman to have graduated from the United States Military Academy.