Rear Adm. Guido F. Valdes

Rear Adm. Guido F. Valdes is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Miami, Florida.   He earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Miami School of Medicine as a Navy Health Professions Scholarship recipient and upon graduation he received his commission in 1992.  His professional training includes a transitional internship at the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda and emergency medicine residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.

Operationally, he served as officer-in-charge of the Shock Trauma Platoon/Forward Resuscitative Surgical Site at Camp Korean Village in Al-Anbar province, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom; officer-in-charge, Fleet Surgical Team Six; force surgeon, Riverine Group One; executive officer, Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom; Force surgeon, and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet.

He has served in various positions throughout his Navy Medicine career to include general medical officer, Branch Health Clinic Gaeta, Italy; staff emergency physician, U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, Italy; U.S. Naval Hospital Rota, Spain; Naval Medical Center Portsmouth; executive officer, Naval Hospital Pensacola; commanding officer, Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi; deputy commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic; and Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific.

Valdes assumed duties as The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, September 01, 2025.

Valdes is qualified as a Fleet Marine Force Warfare Officer. His personal decorations include the Legion of Merit (four awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy Achievement Medal and various other unit and campaign awards.