
The SAUSHEC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency is the largest Orthopaedic Residency in the Department of Defense (DoD) and SAMMC is the DoD's only Level I Trauma Center. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College.ĬOL(Ret) Gerlinger served as the Program Director, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) Orthopaedic Surgery Residency from 2008 to 2013, and as Chief of Adult Reconstruction, San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) since 2005.

His military education includes the Army Medical Department Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Army Flight Surgeon Course (Distinguished Honor Graduate), Navy Undersea Medicine Course, Jumpmaster School (Honor Graduate), Airborne and Air Assault School. Gerlinger completed a Transitional Internship at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, and a Fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, Maryland. COL(Ret) Gerlinger was commissioned from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York and awarded a Bachelor of Science degree.
