EDUCATION Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, Family Practice, 1991-1994.
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, MD, 1991.
Masters: James Madison University, MBA, Business Management, 1982.
College: U.S. Naval Academy, BS, Engineering/Int'l Relations, 1973.
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE September 2006 -Present – Physician in a full-service family practice clinic that was designed and built by me in 2009. "Knightdale Family Medicine", in Knightdale, NC is currently operated by UNC Physicians Network as part of UNC Health Care organization.
2008-2019 - Managing partner of Knightdale Medical Partners, LLC, designed, built, owned and operated a multispecialty 14,000 square foot facility providing Family Practice, Cardiology, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, and support services to the Knightdale, NC community.
September 1991- August 2006 – U S Army. Commanded various clinics providing full-service family practitioner providing inpatient and outpatient obstetric, pediatric, medical, outpatient surgical and gynecologic services to a diverse population, with ages from birth to elderly geriatric patients, for both military and civilian institutions.
Chief of the Department of Deployment Health, Womack Army Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC, responsible for medical care to deploying and returning soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Command Surgeon, (1997-2000) US Army DELTA Force providing rapid deployment special forces combat medical services worldwide.
Commander, (2000-2003) Robinson Health Clinic providing full service pediatric, family practice and obstetric services to the 18,000 soldiers and families of the 82nd Airborne Division, Ft Bragg, NC
Deployed to Iraq (2003-2004) with the 82nd Airborne Division. Built and operated a forward area combat clinic providing emergency, mass casualty, and routine care for soldiers in a combat environment. While deployed in a combat zone, delivered the only American baby of the war to date, for a USAID worker that needed help. Developed, coordinated, and arranged for 700 Iraqi physicians to come to Baghdad for the first medical conference in 25 years to update that country's physicians about changes in medicine across multiple specialties. Flew in 32 US and British doctors as teachers for the Iraqi Medical Specialty Forum, who also helped Iraq form their first medical organization of physicians.
Command and General Staff College Graduate.
August 1994-2000 - Provided weekend inpatient pediatric (1994-1996), and inpatient internal medicine services to Cape Fear Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC as a rotating hospitalist covering medicine, CCU, ICU, and cardiac surgical step-down patients.
July 1991-June 1994 – Army Family Medicine Residency, Tacoma, Washington, with rotations in primary care, pediatrics, dermatology, emergency room, surgical and medicine subspecialties, and obstetrics/gynecology programs, where the Army's most challenging cases were managed from around the United States.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Author – Six Days of Impossible Navy SEAL Hell Week, a Doctor Looks Back
FriesenPress (November 13, 2017)
Hell Week has never been described so effectively. Six days in Hell define every SEAL that finally moves past their mind's point of no return. This real-life story is about the men of BUD/S Class 81. Robert Adams, MD brings the experiences of his class into view with real, bone chilling, difficult to believe, experiences. This is described, in frightening detail, by the men that lived through the frigid cold, filthy muddy days, and body destroying events of a winter Hell Week. Eleven of seventy men went on to graduate and serve over 40 years in almost every SEAL or UDT team, with honor. Read their real time stories and (most importantly) learn why these eleven men succeeded when so many others failed.
Nine years as a corporate manager involved with business development, finance, planning and operations. Provided technical services in systems acquisition, computer systems analysis and development, engineering management, and logistics systems implementation.
Naval officer, USS Hamner (DD-718) Division Officer and Navigator. U.S. Navy SEAL CDR (SEAL) U.S. Navy, 14 years.
Army physician for 18 years with numerous leadership jobs in clinic management, medical systems management.
Special operations medicine as the Army DELTA Force Command Surgeon.
Colonel (retired) U.S. Army Medical Corps.
Author:
Six Days of Impossible – Navy SEAL Hell Week – A doctor looks back, published 2017. A story about his BUD/S Class 81 training during the awe-inspiring Hell Week that divides SEAL hopefuls into graduates and others.
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS
o Published "Making Doctors – A New Approach", Teaching and Learning in Medicine an International Journal, Spring 1989.
o Published "The National Board Examination (Part I ) as a Performance Measurement Tool – One Student's Perspective" in the North Carolina Medical Journal, July 1990.
o Accepted for publication 1990 Consultant " Lichen Myxedematosus" a dermatology patient profile.
o AAFP Family Medicine Interest Group Leadership Award – AAFP National Congress of Student Members, 1990.
o First Prize in the 1991 North Carolina Medical society Student essay contest on medical education.
o President, Bowman Gray Family Medicine Interest Group, 1990-1991.
o Robert P. Vidinghoff Memorial Award for aptitude and devotion to the field of Family Practice, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1991.
o Guest faculty speaker at the plenary session of the American Association of Anesthesia Educators on "Problem Based Learning", October 1991.
o Published "Dad "' an essay on death and dying, in the North Carolina Medical Student Journal, April 1992.
o Published 2014 and 2016, Fish Alaska magazine, "Final Drift" fishing in Alaska stories.
o Published a non-fiction novel Six Days of Impossible – Navy SEAL Hell Week, A doctor looks back, 2017 Friesen Press.
o U.S. Army Order of Military Medical Merit Award (lifetime achievement) 2004.
o Legion of Merit Medal - Army
o Bronze Star Medal – Army Iraq combat award
o Defense Meritorious Service Medal – Army Bosnia combat award
o Meritorious Service Medal - Army
o Naval Special Warfare (UDT/SEAL) Insignia, Army Master Parachutist Badge (static and freefall), Army Flight Surgeon Badge.
o Best Doctor 2007 East Wake County– East Wake News Reader's Choice Award
o Best Doctor 2010 East Wake County – Triangle East Magazine Reader's Choice Award
o Best Doctor 2011 East Wake County – Triangle East Magazine Reader's Choice Award
o Best Doctor 2014 East Wake County – Triangle East Magazine Reader's Choice Award
CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Family Medicine - Board Certified, 2015
North Carolina Medical License
MEMBERSHIPS
U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association – Life Member
Navy UDT/SEAL Association – Life Member
Military Officers Association of America – Life Member
American Legion – Life Member
Disabled American Veterans – Life Member
American Academy of Family Physicians
North Carolina Association of Family Physicians
North Carolina Medical Society
Websites:
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