Robert Suter

DO, MHA, FACEP

Brigadier General (Retired) Robert E. Suter, DO, MHA is a Healthcare Executive, Emergency Physician and currently the Senior Associate Dean-Clinical Integration at Sam Houston State University-COM. He has an over 30-year career in emergency medicine practice, academics, and healthcare leadership in both the civilian and military healthcare systems. He completed his medical and graduate  studies in healthcare administration atDes Moines University and the Emergency Medicine Residency at Brooke Army MedicalCenter. Upon completion he served as Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, and Consultant for Emergency Services, DoD Region VI. Dr. Suter mobilized multiple times to fill critical assignments in support of Operations in A, and Iraqi Freedom. BG Suter commanded the 94th Combat Support Hospital, the 2nd Medical Brigade In 2016 he assumed command of the 3rd MDSC- Forward with overall Middle East theater responsibility for Medical Logistics and Force Health Protection, and USARCENT Health Services Support of Operations Freedom Sentinel, Resolute Support, Spartan Shield and contingency support of Operation Inherent Resolve. He subsequently served as the Deputy Commanding General (Support), 807th Medical Command Deployment Support and then deployed as the JFLCC Surgeon for NORTHCOM during COVID Relief Efforts. BG Suter also had an extremely distinguished civilian career, serving on the Board of Directors of a number of Emergency Medicine and EMS organizations over the past 20 years, including serving as President of the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2004-05, and President of the International Federationfor Emergency Medicine, and the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians.  He also served as Vice President, Quality and Health IT for the American Heart Association in 2013-16, where he led global efforts to improve cardiovascular and stroke care quality, certification, and accreditation in over 2500 hospitals in the U.S. and over 200 internationally and while simultaneously a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. He is the recipient of the  Distinguished Service Medal and the MG Malogne Award for Military Academic Excellence.