Col. Timothy D. Ballard is the Commander, 10th Medical Group, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. As the Air Force Academy's Command Surgeon and Senior Market Manager for the Colorado Springs Multi-service Market, Colonel Ballard ensures health care for more than 145,000 eligible beneficiaries and ensures deployment preparedness of 700 medics.
Colonel Ballard earned his commission from the Air Force Academy in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in biology. He graduated from medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., in 1992, and completed his residency in family practice at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., in 1995. He attended the University of Cincinnati and completed his second residency in occupational medicine in 2008.
His deployments include tours of Southwest Asia in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. His previous command assignments include Flight Medicine Flight Commander at Langley AFB, Va., and the 3rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
As a senior flight surgeon, Colonel Ballard has more than 700 flying hours in various aircraft, including MC-12s, C-17 Globemaster IIIs, C-130 Hercules, C-21s, C-32s, F-15 Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons and KC-135 Stratotankers. He is board-certified in family practice and occupational medicine and currently maintains his Ohio medical licensure.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science, Biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1992 Doctor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
1995 Family Practice Residency (Staff Physician), David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif.
1996 Aerospace Medicine Primary Course (Flight Surgeon Wings), U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2008 Occupational Medicine Residency and Master of Science, Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1988 - May 1992, medical student, Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, Bethesda, Md.
2. June 1992 - July 1995, Family Practice Resident, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif.
3. August 1995 - August 1997, Family Physician, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany
4. August 1997 - Janyary 1999, Family Physician and Flight Surgeon, Bolling AFB, D.C.
5. January 1999 - August 2001, Flight Surgeon, U.S. Air Force Flight Medicine Clinic, the Pentagon, D.C.
6. August 2001 - August 2004, Squadron Medical Element Flight Surgeon, 22nd Aerial Refueling Squadron; Squadron Medical Element Flight Surgeon, 389th Fighter Squadron, and Chief, Aeromedical Services, 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
7. August 2004 - August 2006, Chief, Aeromedical Services, and Commander, Flight Medicine Flight, 1st Medical Group, Langley AFB, Va.
8. July 2006 - July 2008, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, and Occupational Medicine Resident, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
9. August 2008 - June 2011, Commander, 3rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron (later 673rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron), Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
10. June 2011 - Present, Commander, 10th Medical Group, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 4, 1988
Captain May 16, 1992
Major May 12, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel May 31, 2003
Colonel May 31, 2009
(Current as of February 2013)