Robert G. Darling, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., Capt., M.C., U.S.N. (Ret.) is the Director of the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian and Assistance Medicine (CDHAM), at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. As CDHAM Director he is responsible for the overall management of numerous programs including: healthcare sector reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, pandemic influenza preparation, mine victims assistance activities in Chad, HIV/AIDS educational initiatives in the Caribbean and South America, and other programs whose overall purpose is to advance the state of preparedness for and knowledge of humanitarian assistance and disasters worldwide. In addition, Dr. Darling has published, consulted, and lectured widely on the medical consequences of biological weapons. In 1996, Dr. Darling became the first board certified emergency medicine physician selected to serve the President of the United States as White House Physician. He served in the Clinton White House until October 1999. After completing his tour as White House Physician, Dr. Darling transferred to the Operational Medicine Division of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, where he served as emergency physician and flight surgeon for the Aeromedical isolation team. In 2004, he accepted a position as Director of the Navy Medicine Office of Homeland Security, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, where he was responsible for guiding Navy hospitals and clinics worldwide to prepare for the medical consequences of natural and man-made disasters. He held this position until his retirement from the Navy with the rank of Captain in October 2006. A member of the President’s Advisory Council, Dr. Darling was elected to the Adelphi University Board of Trustees in 2004. Dr. Darling holds a M.D. from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and a B.S. in Biology from Adelphi University. He attended the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute where he completed basic flight training and was designated a Naval Flight Surgeon in 1987. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the Naval Medical Center in 1994