Raymond Smith

Raymond smith (born January 5, 1960) is a United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 41nd 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, 2013.Early life and education:Raymond Smith was born into an Army family in Detroit, Michigan. He is theonly child of General Peter Smith USA, who served as the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army. He attend East Lansing High School 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 Schooland completed his PhD in Human Genetics