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Bold textGary John Mullen, MD

Gary John Mullen was born and raised near Cincinnati, Ohio. He attributes his successes to the work ethic he learned from his parents. He attended St. Francis Xavier in Cincinnati, and then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. Upon graduation, he attended the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and obtained his Medical Doctor degree. After completing an internship in OB/Gyn, Gary was Commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Medical Corps, and reported to the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida for training as a Naval Flight Surgeon.

Gary’s experiences in the Navy led him to assignments all over the world. As a Naval Flight Surgeon for Fleet Composite Squadron Eight in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, he participated in numerous Med-Evacs, Search and Rescue, and humanitarian missions. He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his expert medical and money-saving contributions that influenced the way Med-Evacs were conducted in the Puerto Rico Operations Area.

Dr. Mullen continued on his career as a Wing Flight Surgeon for Carrier Training Wing Two in Corpus Christi, Texas. There, he was credited for improving medical readiness in the Wing by implementing a novel “Flight-Line Clinic” which provided more immediate access to Naval Aviators. It was during his tour at CTW-2 that Gary was selected as the Flight Surgeon for the 2003-2004 United States Navy Blue Angels.

As only the 16th Flight Surgeon hand-selected for the Blue Angels since their inception (1946), Gary was responsible for the medical readiness of the entire squadron, as well as the detailed analysis of the exceptionally challenging and absolutely unforgiving precision flight demonstration. Regularly flying with the Team as a crewmember, Dr. Mullen participated in and safely executed 135 mishap-free airshows in over 70 cities in his 2 year tenure. Lieutenant Commander Mullen finished his Naval Career as a Flight Surgeon for Naval Aviation Schools Command, in Pensacola, Florida, where he provided the medical assessments and human factors analysis on student naval aviators and officer candidates. He has sat on numerous Human Factors Councils, Human Factors Boards, and Mishap Investigation Boards. He has been awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Expert Pistol Marksman Medal, and various other unit citations and awards.

Dr. Mullen holds a patent for a medical device and method used to treat tension pneumothorax, and he has other patents pending. Currently, he also provides medical consultation services for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Health Clinic, and Inn-House Doctor, Inc, a privately-held company that provides on-site medical services to executive business travelers and foreign dignitaries.

Gary lives in Boston with his wife and children, where he is completing his Anesthesia residency at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Anesthesia, Pain, and Perioperative Medicine.

Dr. Mullen is also scheduled to complete the Sloan/MIT Fellows MBA program in Innovation and Global Leadership in June, 2009.