J. GREGORY JOLISSAINT, MD, MS, DFAAPL VETERANS MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE J. JOLISSAINT CONSULTING
Colonel J. Gregory Jolissaint, US Army, Medical Corps (Retired) visited us during the Department Convention.
He spent 36 years wearing an Army uniform. He began his military career as an Infantry Lieutenant, then he returned to school after 4 years of active duty and graduated as a Medical Doctor. After completing an Army Family Medicine Residency, he spent the next 2+ decades serving in medical leadership positions for both operational Army units as well as Army clinics, hospitals, and medical centers. Greg provided medical support to 1st Armored Division Soldiers during Operation Desert Storm; he commanded a combined US and British medical task force in Kosovo; and he had the privilege of commanding all Army medical forces assigned to the 8th US Army and the US Forces Korea. Following his military retirement, Greg enjoyed a successful career as a defense contractor which included overseas deployments in support of US and NATO medical forces during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; he later transitioned to successive executive leadership positions in the Veterans Health Administration prior to serving as an executive leader in a large non-profit health care system. Dr. Jolissaint is now an independent health care, high reliability, and health care leadership SME, consultant, and coach who also serves as a Veterans health care advocate.
