National Guard
Major General LISA J. HOU
  
Director, Office of the Joint Surgeon General, National Guard Bureau
Washington, DC
Since: July 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  Direct

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Bryn Mawr College - BA - Political Science
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine - DO - Osteopathic Medicine
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
AMEDD Officer Basic Course
AMEDD Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army Flight Surgeon Course
United States Army War College
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)
Senior Executives in National and International Security (SENIS)
General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS)
National Security Studies Management Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 20 Oct 94
CPT 22 May 96
MAJ 7 Jan 03
LTC 9 Oct 08
COL 27 Jun 13
BG 21 Jun 21
MG 5 Dec 23

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jul 24 Present Director, Office of the Joint Surgeon General, National Guard Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia
Jun 21 Jun 24 The Adjutant General, New Jersey, Lawrenceville, NJ
Oct 20 Jun 21 The Acting Adjutant General, New Jersey, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Sep 18 Oct 20 Joint Surgeon, Joint Force Headquarters, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
Sep 13 Sep 18 State Surgeon/Commander, New Jersey Army National Guard Medical Command, Joint Force Headquarters, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
Sep 11 Sep 13 Field Surgeon, Medical Command, Sea Girt, New Jersey
Jun 11 Sep 11 Field Surgeon, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan
Apr 06 Jun 11 Field Surgeon, Medical Command, Sea Girt, New Jersey
Oct 05 Apr 06 Field Surgeon, 50th Main Support Battalion, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Fort Dix, New Jersey
Jan 05 Oct 05 Field Surgeon, 50th Main Support Battalion, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Forward Operating Base Speicher, Iraq
Jun 01 Jan 05 Physician, Detachment 5, Headquarters State Area Command, Sea Girt, New Jersey
Apr 98 May 01 General Medical Officer, Detachment 5, Headquarters State Area Command, Sea Girt, New Jersey
Apr 97 Apr 98 Health Services Officer, Detachment 5, Headquarters State Area Command, Sea Girt, New Jersey
Oct 94 Apr 97 Medical Student, Headquarters State Area Command, Fort Dix, New Jersey

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Field Surgeon, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan Jun 11 - Sep 11 Lieutenant Colonel
Field Surgeon, 50th Main Support Battalion, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Fort Dix, New Jersey Oct 05 - Apr 06 Major
Field Surgeon, 50th Main Support Battalion, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Forward Operating Base Speicher, Iraq Jan 05 - Oct 05 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, ‘M’ Device, and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Flight Surgeon Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Flight Surgeon

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
American Osteopathic Association
Operation Beachhead, Advisory Board Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1838, Life Member
American Legion, Life Member
American Cancer Society, Monmouth County Cancer Ball Committee Member, 2007-2014
Order of Military Medical Merit
National Guard Association of the United States, Life Member
National Guard Association of New Jersey, Life Member

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Rowan University – School of Osteopathic Medicine (formerly UMDNJ-SOM)
2002, Sleep Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
2001, Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Residency, Union Hospital, Union, NJ
1998, General Surgery Preliminary Internship, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
1997, Transitional Internship, Union Hospital, Union, NJ

 

 

As of: 22 Aug 24

 

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