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LIEUTENANT COLONEL
DEYDRE S. TEYHEN

Lieutenant Colonel Deydre S. Teyhen was born in Canton, Ohio. After completing her Bachelor of Arts in Sports Science from Ohio Wesleyan University, she was commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1993. She earned her Master?s in Physical Therapy from the U.S. Army-Baylor University in 1995. LTC Teyhen completed her PhD in Biomechanics from the University of Texas in 2004 and her Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy from the Baylor University in 2008. She is a board-certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, a certified Health Fitness Instructor from the American College of Sports Medicine, and a certified Health Promotion Director through the Cooper Institute.

Prior to becoming the Commander, Public Health Command Region-South, LTC Teyhen served as an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Physical Therapy Research in the U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy at Ft Sam Houston, TX. She was also the Chair of both the Graduate School Research Council and the Army Medical Specialists Corps Research Committee. While on faculty, LTC Teyhen served as a research consultant for the Spine Research Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center. She is a member of the Scientific Steering Committee, Neuromusculoskeletal Injury and Rehabilitation for the Clinical and Rehabilitation Medical Research Area Directorate for the U.S. Medical Research & Material Command. LTC Teyhen currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. LTC Teyhen?s research has focused on injury prevention and rehabilitation with a special emphasis on Soldier medical readiness. Her research accomplishments include over 4 million dollars in research grants, over 40 peer-reviewed publications, 80 research presentations at state, national, and international conferences, and 90 invited lectures.

LTC Teyhen?s past assignments include Officer-in-Charge of Task Force 10 Delta Med (a level III compatible medical treatment facility) in Al Kut, Iraq; Chief of Musculoskeletal Care Center and Chief of Physical Therapy at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, Ft Meade MD; Chief of Outpatient Physical Therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C.; Chief Physical Therapy, 21st Combat Support Hospital in Tuzla, Bosnia; and physical therapist at Darnall Army Community Hospital, Ft Hood, TX.

LTC Teyhen is a graduate of the Army Medical Department?s Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms and Services Staff School and Command and General Staff College. Her military education also includes completion of the Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualty Course, the Applied Ergonomics Course, the COL Kersey Neuromusculoskeletal Evaluation Course, and the COL Mary Lipscomb Hamrick Research Course.

Awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (2 oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal (1 oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal (2 oak leaf clusters), National Defense Service Medal (1 service star), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (2 campaign stars), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the NATO Medal. Furthermore, she has been inducted into the Army Medical Department?s Order of Military Medical Merit and the Surgeon General?s ?A? proficiency Designator for Physical Therapy. LTC Teyhen was awarded the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the University of Texas in 2004; she was the 2006 recipient of the William Gould Memorial Outstanding Physical Therapy Faculty Award, Texas Physical Therapy Association and the 2008 recipient of the Margaret L. Moore Award for Outstanding New Academic Faculty Member, American Physical Therapy Association. In 2009, LTC Teyhen received the Colonel Mary Lipscomb Hamrick Army Medical Specialists Corps Researcher Award and the Texas Physical Therapy Association Researcher of the Year Award.

LTC Teyhen is married to her husband COL John V. Teyhen, III who currently is serving as the Director, Center for Health Education and Training, Army Medical Department Center & School. Their goal is to run a marathon in all 50 states.

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