Chief Medical Director and Chief Operating Officer
QTC Management, Inc.

Dr. James Peake, Lieutenant General, United States Army Medical Corps (Retired), brings to his position a wealth of experience in the uniformed and private sectors. He is a 1966 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and began his career as an infantry officer. Dr. Peake worked his way through many important positions. He is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran where served as platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division. After Vietnam, he attended Cornell University Medical College and became board certified in general and thoracic surgery. His military and medical career earned his nomination by President George W. Bush to serve as the 40th Surgeon General of the Army and Commander, United States Medical Command. He served in this position from 2000 to 2004. More recently, General Peake was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Project Hope, a non-profit international health foundation with offices and programs in more than 30 different countries on five continents. Dr. Peake is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, and member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He has been honored with the order of Military Medical Merit; the "A" Professional Designator; and the Medallion, Surgeon General of the United States.

His experience on active duty includes military/civilian humanitarian operations in responding to the Miami / Dade County impact area of Hurricane Andrew as the commander of the 44th Medical Brigade and Surgeon to the Joint Task Force Commander. While at Project HOPE he helped to orchestrate the use of civilian volunteers aboard the Navy Hospital Ship Mercy as it responded to the Tsunami disaster in Indonesia and also as part of the Hurricane Katrina response aboard the Hospital Ship Comfort.