List of Chiefs of BUMED and Surgeons General of The Navy
| Chief of BUMED | Dates of Tenure |
|---|---|
| William P. C. Barton | 1842–1844 |
| Thomas Harris | 1844–1853 |
| William Whelan | 1853–1865 |
| Phineas J. Horwitz | 1865–1869 |
| William Maxwell Wood | 1869–1871 |
| Surgeon General | Date(s) of Tenure |
| William Maxwell Wood | 1869–1871 |
| Jonathan M. Foltz | 1871–1872 |
| James C. Palmer | 1872–1873 |
| Joseph Beale | 1873–1877 |
| William Grier | 1877–1878 |
| J. Winthrop Taylor | 1878–1879 |
| Phillip S. Wales | 1878–1884 |
| Francis M. Gunnell | 1884–1888 |
| J. Mills Browne | 1888–1894 |
| James R. Tryon | 1894–1897 |
| Newton L. Bates | 1897 |
| William K. Van Reypen | 1897–1902 |
| Presley Marion Rixey | 1902–1910 |
| Charles F. Stokes | 1910–1914 |
| William C. Braisted | 1914–1920 |
| Edward R. Stitt | 1920–1928 |
| Charles E. Riggs | 1928–1933 |
| Percival S. Rossiter | 1933–1938 |
| Ross T. McIntire | 1938–1946 |
| Clifford A. Swanson | 1946–1951 |
| H. Lamont Pugh | 1951–1955 |
| Bartholomew W. Hogan | 1955–1961 |
| Edward C. Kenney | 1961–1965 |
| Robert B. Brown | 1965–1969 |
| George M. Davis | 1969–1973 |
| Donald L. Custis | 1973–1976 |
| Willard P. Arentzen | 1976–1980 |
| J. William Cox | 1980–1983 |
| Lewis H. Seaton | 1983–1987 |
| James A. Zimble | 1987–1991 |
| Donald F. Hagen | 1991–1995 |
| Harold M. Koenig | 1995–1998 |
| Richard A. Nelson | 1998–2001 |
| Michael L. Cowan | 2001–2004 |
| Donald Arthur | 2004–2007 |
| Adam M. Robinson, Jr. | 2007–2011 |
| Matthew L. Nathan | 2011–Present |
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