James K. Gilman

Major General James K. Gilman is a retired Major General and physician in the United States Army from Hymera, Indiana.

Biography
Gilman is from Hymera, Indiana and after graduating from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a degree in Biological Engineering in 1974 he went to Indiana University School of Medicine and received his MD in 1978.

Following a medical internship and residency in internal medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), he served as the Chief Resident in Medicine at BAMC. His next assignment was as the staff internist and Chief, Internal Medicine Service, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Nurnberg, Germany. He then returned to BAMC where he completed a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases and serve as a staff cardiologist. In 1991, he completed a fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas. He then served as Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Assistant Chief of the Cardiology Service, Brooke Army Medical Center. From 1994 until 1997, he served as Chief of Cardiology and Cardiology Fellowship Program Director at BAMC. In 1995, he deployed to Haiti with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in support of Operation Uphold Democracy.

Subsequent assignments include:
 * 1) Deputy Commander for Clinical Services, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas
 * 2) Deputy Commander for Clinical Services, Madigan Army Medical Center
 * 3) Commander, Bassett Army Community Hospital, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
 * 4) Acting Assistant Surgeon General for Force Projection, Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG)
 * 5) Director, Health Policy and Services, OTSG
 * 6) Commander, Walter Reed Health Care System
 * 7) Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
 * 8) Commander, Brooke Army Medical Center
 * 9) Commander, Great Plains Regional Medical Command, San Antonio, Texas

He graduated from the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

He is married with three daughters.

Awards and decorations
His military decorations include: Army Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), the Army Staff Badge, and the Expert Field Medical Badge. He also received The Surgeon General's "A" Proficiency Designator and is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.