Brian Monahan

Brian Monahan (born in Fairfield, Connecticut) is the Attending Physician of the United States Congress and the United States Supreme Court and holds the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Dr. Monahan was selected by the leadership of the Congress and nominated to the position and rank by United States President Barack Obama in January 2009. He previously served as the Director of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the National Naval Medical Center. He is a Master of The American College of Physicians and a Member of the Academy of Medicine.

Dr. Monahan is an experienced hematology and medical oncology (HMO) doctor and researcher, was a staff physician for the Office of Attending Physician in the early 1990s and maintained a supporting role with the office during countless National Special Security Events, State of the Union Addresses and Joint Sessions of Congress, and essential continuity of government initiatives. He served as Professor and Chairman of Medicine at The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda MD prior to his present assignment. He returned permanently in the spring of 2008 as the Assistant Attending Physician.

In May 2003, Dr. Monahan was presented with the 18th Annual Clinical Investigation Program Award for his project entitled, A Pilot Study of Oxaliplatin and Capecitibine in Adult Patients with Refractory Solid Tumors. The three-year project tested the effectiveness of an anti-cancer drug on 100 patients with colon cancer.

Monahan is also a medical educator at the Uniformed Services University (USU) Department of Medicine where he has been selected Outstanding Teacher of the Year multiple times. He became Assistant Professor of Medicine at USU in 1991 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1999 and Professor of Medicine and Pathology in 2006. He was named the Outstanding Teacher of the Year of The National Cancer Institute in 2000.

Education
Dr. Monahan received his B.S. summa cum laude from Fairfield University and M.D. magna cum laude from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained in Internal Medicine and later Hematology and Medical Oncology (HMO) at National Naval Medical Center (NNMC). He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology.