#31 - Dr. Donnelly Wilkes | A Doctor at War

A Doctor at War! @docwilkes1

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Our guest is a Medical Doctor and a California native. Dr. Donnelly Wilkes is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine, and his medical degree from Tulane School of Medicine on a full Navy Scholarship. Following medical school, he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy, completed residency training in family medicine at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and served seven years on active duty. He served two combat tours in Iraq in 2004 and 2008 and was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor for his actions in the battle of Fallujah in April of 2004. As the Senior Medical Officer at Port Hueneme Naval Clinic, where he was responsible for the medical oversight of active duty members, their families, and local Veterans. Upon completion of his Naval service, he was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant Commander and opened his own family medicine practice, Wilkes Family Medicine in August of 2009. Today he serves as the president and medical director of Summit Health Group in Thousand Oaks, California. He is a devoted husband, father, and Christian. “My faith and family are everything to me, and I have dedicated this practice to them.” He is the author of, Code Red Fallujah: A Doctor’s Memoir at War, about his experience during the Battle of Fallujah.



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