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Before the title of Surgeon General was established in 1869, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery was conducted for twenty-seven years by four Chiefs, with the title of Surgeon, in succession from 1842.
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1.
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1842-1844
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Surgeon William P.C. Barton | |
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2.
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1844-1853
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Surgeon Thomas Harris | |
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3.
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1853-1865
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Surgeon William Whelan | |
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4.
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1865-1869
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Surgeon Phineas Horowitz | |
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5.
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1869-1871
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CDR William M. Wood | |
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6.
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1871-1872
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COMMO Jonathan M. Foitz | |
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7.
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1872-1873
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COMMO James C. Palmer | |
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8.
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1873-1877
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COMMO Joseph Beale | |
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9.
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1877-1878
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COMMO William Grier | |
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10.
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1878-1879
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COMMO J. Winthrop Taylor | |
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11.
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1879-1884
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COMMO Philip S. Wales | |
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12.
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1884-1888
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COMMO Francis M. Gunnell | |
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13.
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1888-1893
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COMMO John M. Browne | |
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14.
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1893-1897
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COMMO James R. Tyron | |
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15.
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1897-1897
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COMMO Newton L. Bates | |
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16.
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1897-1902
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COMMO Williams K. Van Reyper | |
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17.
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1902-1910
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RADM Presley M. Rixley | |
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18.
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1910-1914
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RADM Charles F. Stokes | |
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19.
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1914-1920
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RADM William C. Braisted | |
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20.
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1920-1928
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RADM Edward R. Stitt | |
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21.
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1921-1933
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RADM Charles E. Riggs | |
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22.
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1933-1938
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RADM Percival S. Rossiter | |
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23.
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1938-1946
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VADM Ross T. McIntire | |
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24.
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1946-1950
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RADM Clifford A. Swanson | |
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25.
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1951-1955
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RADM Herbert L. Pugh | |
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26.
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1955-1961
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RADM Bartholomew W. Hogan | |
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27.
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1961-1965
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RADM Edward C. Kenney | |
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28.
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1965-1969
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VADM Robert B. Brown | |
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29.
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1969-1973
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VADM George M. Davis Jr. | |
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30.
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1973-1976
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VADM Donald L. Curtis | |
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31.
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1976-1980
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VADM Willard P. Arentzen | |
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32.
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1980-1983
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VADM John W. Cox | |
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33.
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1983-1987
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VADM Lewis H. Seaton | |
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34.
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1987-1991
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VADM James A. Zimble | |
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35.
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1992-1995
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VADM Donald F. Hagan | |
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36.
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1995-1998
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VADM Harold M. Koenig | |
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37.
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1998-2001
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VADM Richard A. Nelson | |
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38.
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2001-2004
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VADM Michael L. Cowan | |
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39.
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2004-
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VADM Donald C. Arthur, Jr. | |
Note: CDR = Commander, COMMO = Commodore, RADM = Rear Admiral, VADM = Vice Admiral.