Robb recently served as the deputy director of the TRICARE Management Activity from July to September 2013. Prior to that assignment, he served as the principle medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Joint Staff Surgeon from 2010-2013.
On October 1, 2013, Robb became the first director of the new Defense Health Agency. Congress confirmed Robb as its director as part of Military Health System governance reformations as directed by the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act.
In this new role, Robb will oversee the establishment of the Defense Health Agency as a joint agency of the Department of Defense and he will also serve as advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on matters involving military health.
“Doug Robb has consistently demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism, energy, intelligence and compassion, and he is absolutely the right person to lead the Defense Health Agency through its initial stand-up and evolution towards full operational capability,” Dr. Woodson said. “General Robb will lead an organization that will transform the Military Health System’s performance – increasing our ability to operate a world-class, integrated health care delivery system for our nation’s warriors, retirees and family members.
Lt. Gen. Robb added, “The Defense Health Agency and its consolidation of shared services across the enterprise is the most significant transformation in the Military Health System in over 65 years. This is an exciting endeavor, and I am proud to lead this new organization that delivers world-class healthcare to over 9.6 million beneficiaries around the world. I am humbled by the trust Dr. Woodson, the secretary, the Congress and the president have placed in me, and I am very excited to get to work.”