Surgeon General Matthew L. Nathan, M.D.

Dr. Matthew  L. Nathan joined the Humanetics Board of Directors in 2020 and was elected as Chairman in 2022. Dr. Nathan served as the 37th Surgeon General of the Navy and Chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, where he oversaw 64,000 personnel with a budget approaching $9 Billion. Dr. Nathan also served as Commander, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Navy Medicine, where he managed the largest medical integration and construction project in the Department of Defense history. Dr. Nathan is board certified and holds Fellow status in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Healthcare Executives. He currently serves as Senior Vice President Physician Practices and Enterprise Leader for the Campus at the WakeMed Health System in Raleigh, North Carolina.