Life after WHMC (H-K) – San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium

Robert L. Jacobs, MD

Education: BA premedical studies, University of Alabama, 1964 MD Medical College of Alabama, Birmingham, 1968

Training: Rotating Internship, Malcolm Grow, 1968-69 Internal Medicine Residency, Wilford Hall, 1969-71 Fellowship Allergy-Immunology, Wilford Hall, 1971-73

Military Assignments: AFIT, Primary Russian Studies, Syracuse University, 1956-7 Wakkanai Remote Station & Yokota AFB,Japan. Russian Linguist,1957-59 AFIT, Advanced Russian Studies, Syracuse University, 1959-60 AFIT, Cryptanalyst Studies, Goodfellow AFB, TX, 1960 Bremerhaven Germany, Cryptanalyst, 1960-62

Military Positions as a physician: Staff: Allergy-Immunology WHMC 1973-4 Chief: Allergy-Immunology WHMC 1974-84 Training Program Director: Allergy-Immunology, 1974-84 Consultant to the Surgeon General: 1979-84 Special Assistant to the Surgeon General: 1979-84 Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces: 1979 Associate Professor of Medicine: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 1980-84

Post-Military Position: Chairman: Scientific program, Southwest Allergy Forum, 1985Associate Scientist: Department of Virology and Immunology, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research 1985-94 Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine: UTHSCSA, 1980-92 Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine: UTHSCSA, 1992-2000 President & CEO: Immunobionomics Laboratory 1989-2007 Medical Director/Principal Investigator: Biogenics Research Institute, 1993-present Medical Director/Principal Investigator: Biogenics Research Chamber, 2010-present

Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award: San Antonio Business Journal, 2009 Arts and Science Achievement Award: Bexar County Medical Society, 2012

Upon retirement in 1984, Jacobs established a private practice in allergy/clinical immunology and, in collaboration with a pulmonary physician, Charles Andrews, and a PhD pathologist, he started a 40 year ongoing study investigating the environments of patients with idiopathic interstitial lung disease. He established an immunologic reference laboratory in 1990, with Ted Freeman as the director, to support this research effort and to provide immunological laboratory support for other disorders. This project has generated 10 publications concerning environmental causes of this disorder.

In 1993, Jacobs published the first report of an ACE-inhibitor as the cause of angioedema of the small bowel, without throat or laryngeal edema, which mimicked Crohn’s Disease. This was confirmed in the New England Journal of Medicine by a group from Vanderbilt. The radiographs from this paper were used in a gastrointestinal text book.

In 1993, Jacobs, with his adult children, established Biogenics Research Institute which does clinical trials for pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Jacobs and Daniel Ramirez (Walter Reed Trained) combined their practices in 1996 and added Ted Freeman in 2002.

In 2009, Jacobs, Ramirez, and Andrews developed and built Biogenics Research Chamber. This chamber has a unique antigen delivery and distribution system engineered by Daniel Ramirez. This chamber has been proven vital to mechanistic studies in collaboration with UTHSCSA and Baylor College of Medicine.

In 2009, Jacobs was given a life-time achievement award, by the medical and business community of San Antonio. !n 2012, he was given another life-time achievement award by the Bexar County Medical Society.

In 2012, Jacobs sold his private practice and no longer sees regular patients, however, he continues to do research.

Articles published, in collaboration with UTHSCSA, since 2012, have led to an evolving paradigm shift in drug investigations and mechanistic studies.

In 2022, NIAID awarded our research team a 5 year grant to continue studying mechanisms of allergic asthma.

NOTE: “Jake” Jacobs is one of four “Mustangs” within our ranks of trainees. He initially served at remote sites near USSR’s Border monitoring voice messaging and later served as a Cryptanalyst monitoring USSR’s ICBM and space programs.

Mustang is a military slang term used in the United States Armed Forces to refer to a commissioned officer who began their career as an enlisted service member (completing at least one service obligation contract) prior to commissioning as an officer, a limited duty officer (LDO), or chief warrant officer (CWO).

Russian Linguist 1960: Age 24

Monitored Russian ICBM and Space Programs

At WHMC: Age 45

Jacobs at age 65

Halfway to Retirement

Jacobs at age 85

Need a little cosmetic surgery for ptosis of right eye.

Bob and Gerda

At the 2023 Reunion

An unusual patient

Dr. Jacobs on the left.

Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award 2009

Teaming with UTHSCSA

Doctors Andrews, Ahuja, Ramirez, and Jacobs

In the Chamber

one, two: buckle my shoe!

Internship Class

At Malcomb Grow: 1968-9

Promotion to Colonel

Yesterday, I could not spell colonel; now I are one!

Lackland AFB Tennis Team: 1978

I am on the far right!

Kimberly S. Johnson, MD

Dr. Kimberly S. Johnson is an allergist-immunologist in Robins Afb, Georgia. She received her medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

At WHMC

Monica L. Johnson, DO

Dr. Johnson is Board Certified in Allergy and Immunology, as well as in General Pediatrics.

Dr. Johnson was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. After embracing her desire to practice medicine at a very early age, she began her journey at the High School for Health Professions in Dallas. Dr. Johnson received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in Austin, and subsequently completed her medical training at the University of North Texas Health Science Center-College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. Johnson then joined the United States Air Force as General Pediatrician, and after various medical and leadership appointments around the world, she completed her Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology fellowship at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.

After 7 more years of caring for Air force Service members and their families, and with 21 years of active duty military service, Dr. Johnson retired in the rank of colonel, and once again made Texas home.

Having practiced as an Allergy-Immunology specialist for over 10 years, Dr. Johnson now brings her unique military perspective to caring for our Central Texas Allergy and Asthma Patients.

On Active Duty

In Private Practice

Thomas L. Johnson, MD

Dr. Johnson graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2000. He works in Ocala, FL and 1 other location and specializes in Allergy & Immunology. Dr. Johnson is affiliated with Ocallaghan Regional Medical Center and Munroe Regional Medical Center.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Diane Jordan-Wagner, MD

Dr. Jordan-Wagner graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1982. She works in Terre Haute, IN and 2 other locations and specializes in Allergy & Immunology and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics. Dr. Jordan-Wagner is affiliated with Union Hospital Clinton and Union Hospital.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Later at WHMC

John S. Kellogg, MD

Dr. Kellogg also spent some time in the Navy after graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy as Naval Flight Officer (NFO). He subsequently attended Stanford University to get a Masters in Biological Sciences and Tulane University Medical School to complete his MD. After residency in Internal Medicine at UCSF, he served as a staff physician at the Naval Hospital Lemoore CA. During this tour of duty he was appointed President of the Medical Staff of the hospital. He then went on to allergy fellowship in Texas with the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Center.

AT WHMC

In Private Practice

Larry L. Hagan, MD

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Dr. Larry L. Hagan is an allergist-immunologist in Huntington, West Virginia. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Jeffrey S. Hallett, MD

Dr. Hallett has been in private practice since 1987. He is Board Certified in Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and immunology.

A native of West Virginia, Dr. Hallett graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from West Virginia University. He received his medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He completed his Pediatric Residency and his Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Fellowship at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio. He also served as the Chief of the Allergy and Immunology service at the USAF Regional Medical Center at Scott AFB, Illinois.

Married with one daughter, Dr. Hallett also lectures nationally and internationally on topics including Allergy and Immunology, Asthma, Sublingual Immunotherapy (Oral Allergy Drops) and Allergy and Asthma Practice Standards. He has been an integral part of Certified Allergy & Asthma of San Antonio since 2017. He has been recognized as a Super Doctor and San Antonio Magazine’s Top Doctor for 2020.

Active Duty

It's a rough life on the battle field

In Private Practice

Jeff with Colleagues

The cabin in the woods.

Field of Blue Bonnets

Alan B. Halsey, MD

Dr. Halsey is double Board Certified in Allergy and Immunology and Pediatrics. After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Florida, he attended the University of South Florida, College of Medicine, where he earned his Medical Degree. He went on to complete a Pediatric Residency and Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Halsey has been practicing allergy and immunology medicine since 1989.

To stay on the cutting-edge of the latest advancements in the field, he maintains memberships with such professional organizations as the:

American Medical Association
Florida Medical Association
Hillsborough County Medical Association
Florida Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Society
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

At WHMC

In Private Practice

D. Scott Harper, MD

.Dr. D Harper is an allergist/immunologist in Carlisle, PA and is affiliated with UPMC Carlisle. He received his medical degree from University of Utah School of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. He specializes in asthma & allergic conditions and pediatric asthma & allergic conditions.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Robert E. Harvey, MD

Robert E. Harvey, MD received his BS in Chemistry from University of Missouri, Columbia in 1971. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1974. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine (1977) and a two-year Fellowship in Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (1979) at Wilford Hall-USAF Medical Center. Dr. Harvey is the only physician in Victoria and the surrounding counties that is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

Board Certification:
The American Board of Internal Medicine, June 12, 1977.
The American Board of Allergy and Immunology, A Conjoint Board of the American Board of Internal
Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics, October 23, 1979.
Re-certified by The American Board of Allergy and Immunology, A Conjoint Board of the American
Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics, October 3, 1989.
Participating in Maintenance of Certification 2014-present
Occupational History:
Active duty in the United States Air Force 1971-1983.
Commander, Allergy Clinic, Carswell Regional USAF Hospital, Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth,
Texas, 1980-1983.
Private practice in Victoria, Texas 1983-present.
United States Air Force Reserves, 1983-2001.
Commander 433d Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Kelly AFB Tx, 1996-2001
Positions Held:
Chairman, Internal Medicine Section, Citizens Medical Center July 1986-June 1987.
Chairman, Medical Record Evaluation Committee, Citizens Medical Center,
July 1988-June 1989.
Chairman, Department of Medicine, Detar Hospital January 1990-January 1991.
Chairman, Credentials Committee, Citizen’s Medical Center July 1990-present.
Chairman, Department of Medicine, Victoria Regional Medical Center, January 1996-January 1997.
President, Victoria-Goliad-Jackson Counties Medical Society January 1996-December 1996.
Publications:
Chapter 3, Mushroom Toxins, in Texas Mushrooms, by Susan and Van Metzler, University of Texas
Press, 199

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Bob and Stormy

The 2023 Reunion

Bob telling it like it is!!

While in the 'Reserves'

Vishaka R. Hatcher, MD

EDUCATION

Air University Global College of Professional Military Education. Squadron Officer School, completed April 2022.

Wright State University Integrated Pediatrics Residency. Dayton, OH.
Dayton Children’s Hospital and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) Medical Center, 2018-2021.

Georgetown University School of Medicine. Washington, DC.
M.D. Doctor of Medicine, May 2018.
Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program

Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA. Presidential Merit Scholar
B.S. Bioinformatics, Magna Cum Laude, University Honors, May 2013.
Minors: Chemistry, Mathematics

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS, PROJECTS, AND/OR DEPLOYMENTS

Staff Pediatrician. Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. JBSA-Lackland, TX. (June 2022 – Present)

Staff Pediatrician. Wright-Patterson Medical Center. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. (July 2021 – June 2022

American Academy of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services Section, Chapter East Secretary/Treasurer (2022-Present)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hatcher VR, Brooks RM, Barker KB, Coop CA. A Case of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole-Induced Aseptic Meningitis Masquerading as Septic Shock. Mil Med. 2021 Dec 15:usab524. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usab524. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34910163.

Salloum S, Hatcher V. Rickets and gross motor delay in a child with atopic dermatitis. Oxf Med Case Reports. 2021 Feb 15;2021(2):omaa143. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omaa143. PMID: 33614053; PMCID: PMC7885143.

At WHMC

Tasha S. Hellu, DO

Tasha received her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University – College of Osteopathic Medicine. She trained in Pediatrics at Brooke Army Medical Center. She is a Fellow-in-training at WHMC

At WHMC

1st year fellow at the 2023 Reunion

Richard E. Henry, MD

Dr. Richard E. Henry is an allergist-immunologist in Twin Falls, Idaho and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Intermountain Cassia Regional Hospital and St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Education & Training

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Fellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1988 – 1990
David Grant Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 – 1987
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1984

At WHMC

In Private Practice

James M. Holland, MD

.Dr. James S. Holland is an allergist-immunologist in Gulfport, Mississippi and is affiliated with Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. He received his medical degree from University of South Alabama College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Todd M Hrabek, DO

.Dr. Todd M. Hrabak is an allergist-immunologist in Glendale, Arizona and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Banner Thunderbird Medical Center and Banner Estrella Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

David E. Hrncir, MD

Dr. Hrncir graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Medical School in 1980. He works in San Antonio, TX and 1 other location and specializes in Allergy & Immunology and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics. Dr. Hrncir is affiliated with Methodist Dallas Medical Center and Baptist Medical Center.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Robert D. Hylander, MD

ALLERGY-IMMUNOLOGY SPECIALIST DR. ROBERT HYLANDER JOINS SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE

MOSES LAKE – Samaritan Healthcare is pleased to announce that Robert Hylander, MD, an allergy-immunology specialist for adults and children, is joining Samaritan. Establishing an Allergy & Immunology department with Dr. Hylander reveals Samaritan’s ongoing dedication to keeping patient care close to home.

Dr. Hylander has extensive experience in helping patients with allergy, asthma, or immunology concerns. Prior to joining Samaritan’s team of doctors and providers, Dr. Hylander had enjoyed providing allergy-immunology care in private practice in the Moses Lake area for 30 years. Now his state-of-the-art care is available at Samaritan.

“I was led to specialize in allergies-immunology due to the struggles I had with severe allergies as a child,” said Dr. Hylander. “I appreciated the difference that receiving good care made in my daily life. My focus in providing care is to help patients feel comfortable, to listen to their concerns, and to find a solution. Whether their conditions are simple or highly complex, I won’t rest until I find the best solution for each patient.”

Dr Hylander is a graduate of The George Washington University with degrees in zoology and environmental sciences. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Dr Hylander then began a 15 year service in the US Air Force. He performed his residency training at David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA. He completed his Fellowship in Allergy-Clinical Immunology at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, in San Antonio, TX.

Dr. Hylander is board certified and re-certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. His long-standing memberships include the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; and Washington State Medical Association.

As Dr. Hylander provides care for those with allergy or immunology concerns, aiming high has been the goal throughout his career and drives his passion and dedication in helping patients of all ages.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Joshua S. Jacobs, MD

Dr. Joshua Jacobs completed his Internal Medicine residency at David Grant USAF Medical Center, then his fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. He completed nine years of service in the USAF and was the former Chief of Internal Medicine for the 28th Medical Group at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota.

Dr. Jacobs joined Allergy and Asthma Medical Group in 1999. He is the Medical Director of Allergy and Asthma Clinical Research, Inc. and has published extensively in a number of peer reviewed medical journals. He is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; American Thoracic Society; European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; and past president of the Western Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

At WHMC

In Private Practice

Another View

Josh with Geoff Carlson at the Reunion

At the 2023 Reunion

Something has Josh's attention.

Joseph F. Kelly MD

Joe received his allergy/immunology training at Northwestern under Dr. Roy Patterson. Joe joined the WHMC allergy/immunology staff in July 1973 and separated from the USAF in 1975. He joined Dr. Patterson’s staff at Northwestern for a short period and then established a practice in Wisconsin.

At WHMC

Attending retirement party for Max Michels

Eric J. Kozlow, MD

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Dr. Eric Kozlow, MD is a allergy & asthma specialist in Asheboro, NC. Dr. Kozlow completed a residency at Med College Va. He currently practices at Allergy and Asthma Center Of NC and is affiliated with Randolph Hospital. Dr. Kozlow is board certified in Allergy & Immunology.

Education

National Institute Health, Fellowship Hospital — 1992
Med College Va, Residency Hospital — 1989
Med College Va, Internship Hospital — 1986
Emory University, Medical School — 1985

At WHMC

In Private Practice