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Arrival of the New Senior Medical Evaluation Officer |
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| Submitted by Mr. Russell J. Garisto, Chief, Medical Affairs Branch |
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Effective May 2, 2005, I am pleased to announce that CAPT Vito Caserta will be the new Senior Medical Evaluation
Officer of the Medical Affairs Branch (MAB), Office of Commissioned Corps Support Services. CAPT Caserta
will be relieving CDR Bernard Parker, who held the position for approximately 3 years and recently assumed
a senior position within the Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management. On behalf of the MAB, we would
like to thank CDR Parker for his dedicated efforts and significant contributions throughout his impressive
tenure. CDR Parker truly served his fellow officers in a highly commendable manner and we wish him the best
of luck with all of his future endeavors. |
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CAPT Caserta is a graduate of Georgetown University (B.S.), Loyola University of Chicago (M.D.), and the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (M.P.H.). He is board certified in Pediatrics and
also in Preventive Medicine. |
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CAPT Caserta joined the Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps as a member of the National
Health Service Corps. His first tour of duty was with the Indian Health Service, in the Oklahoma Area
at the Lawton Service Unit, where he served as Chief of Pediatrics and hospital Clinical Director.
He entered the inactive reserve for a short time and accepted a position of Chief of Pediatrics at the
Geisinger clinic in Lewistown, PA. |
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He returned to active duty with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) where he became
the Medical Analysis Branch Chief and Chief Medical Officer for the National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program, a tort reform program whose mission, together with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Court
of Federal Claims, provides for a quick and fair compensation for adults and children who may have been
injured by a covered vaccine. In this role he worked closely with the Department of Defense and provided
clinical resources to assist with independent evaluations of the safety of the Anthrax Vaccination Program
and the Smallpox Vaccination Program. He was also the Chief Medical Officer for the Smallpox Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program, a HRSA program where civilians could apply for benefits if they were injured by the
smallpox vaccine as part of their State’s bioterrorism preparedness.|
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CAPT Caserta has stayed clinically active through multiple deployments with the PHS 1 Disaster Medical
Assistance Team and by regularly seeing patients at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.|
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CAPT Caserta brings a wealth of knowledge to the MAB and is truly a welcomed addition to our team of
healthcare professionals.|
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