John H. Armstrong, MD

Assistant Professor
Acute Care Surgery

phone: 352-273-5670
fax: 352-273-5683

Awards and Professional Interests - Research/Clinical Interests
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Awards and Professional Interests
  • Member, Executive Committee, National Disaster Life Support Educational Consortium, 2006-Present
  • Member, AMA Delegation of the American College of Surgeons, 2006-present.
  • Chair, Surgical Caucus of the American Medical Association, 2005-present
  • Trustee (Young Physician) American Medical Association, 2002-2006; member, Executive Committee, 2004-2005.
  • US Army Surgeon General’s A-Designator for General Surgery, 2003
  • US Army Surgeon General’s Physician Recognition Award for Lieutenant Colonel, 2003
  • Intern Class Teaching Award, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 2001
  • University of Miami School of Medicine Class of 2000 Recognition Award for Teaching, 1997
  • Outstanding Specialty Staff Teaching Award, DeWitt Healthcare System, 1995
  • Commandant’s List, AMEDD Medical Corps Officer Advanced Course, 1994
  • Outstanding Teaching Resident Award, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1993
  • University of Virginia Medical Alumni Association Outstanding Medical Student Award, 1988
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Outstanding Leadership, 1988
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1988
  • Raven Society (Honor Society of the University of Virginia), 1986
  • Omicron Delta Kappa Society, 1986
  • Ciba-Geigy Community Service Award Co-Winner, 1986
  • US Army Meritorious Service Medal, 4th Oak Leaf Cluster
  • US Army Commendation Medal, 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster
  • US Navy Commendation Medal
  • US Army Achievement Medal

Research/Clinical Interests
  • Performance measurement in the ICU
  • Interdisciplinary team training
  • Disaster preparedness & response
  • Injury prevention
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Education
June 1998US Army Command and General Staff College Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, Graduate
May 1988University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Virginia, Doctor of Medicine
June 1984Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts in Economics
 
Postdoctoral Training
1995 - 1997Trauma/Surgical Critical Care FellowshipUniversity of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
1989 - 1993General Surgery Residency, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
1988 - 1989Categorical Surgery Internship, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
 
Academic Appointments
Feb 2006 - PresentAssistant Professor of Surgery University of Florida College of Medicine Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery Gainesville, Florida
1995 - 2006Assistant Professor of Surgery, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
2003 – 2005Director, US Army Trauma Training Center, Miami, FL, US Army Medical Department Center and School Fort Sam Houston, TX Volunteer Faculty, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
2002 – 2003Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
2001 – 2003Faculty, General Surgery Residency Program, Program Director, US Army Surgical (Research) Symposium, 2002-2003, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1998 – 2001Faculty, General Surgery Residency and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Programs, Program Director, US Army Surgical (Research) Symposium, 1999-2000, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
1993 – 1995Specialty Faculty, Family Practice Residency Program, DeWitt Army Health Care System, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

 

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