Commander
COL Elisa D. O'Hern
Commander, USAISR
COL Elisa D. O'Hern is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, the AMEDD Officer Basic and Captains Career Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Pennsylvania.
Elisa was born at West Point, NY and was commissioned from the United States Military Academy in June 2001. She received her medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in 2005 and went on to complete her Pediatric Internship and Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA from 2005-2008. Her first assignment after residency was as the Battalion Flight Surgeon for the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY, where she deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She returned home to West Point, NY in 2008, as a Staff Pediatrician and then Chief of Pediatrics and Medical Director for the Exceptional Family Member Program at Keller Army Community Hospital. In 2015 she completed the Faculty Development Fellowship at Madigan Army Medical Center, then served as the Brigade Surgeon for the 555th Engineer Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
Returning to clinical medicine in 2017, she served as a flight surgeon in the Joint Aviation Medicine Clinic, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. From 2018-2020 she was the Battalion Commander of Troop Command - Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. She then served as the Deputy Commander for Clinical Services at Munson Army Health Clinic, Fort Leavenworth, KS from 2020-2022. After completing the Army War College, she and her family moved to San Antonio, Texas where she most recently served as the Chief Medical Officer and Assistant Director for Medical Affairs for the San Antonio Military Health System.
Dr. O'Hern earned her Bachelor's of Science degree in Chemistry and Life Sciences from the United States Military Academy, a Doctor of Medicine from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, and a Master's of Strategic Studies degree from the United States Army War College. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
COL O'Hern's awards and decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO Medal, Flight Surgeon Badge, and Parachutist Badge. COL O'Hern has one Meritorious Unit Commendation, is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit, and proudly wears the deFleury Medal for her service to the Engineer Regiment.