Christopher Jonas, DO, FAAFP, CAQSM

Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) - High Honor Graduate
Ricks College - Rexburg, Idaho, 1997

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (Major:Psychology; Minor: Chemistry) - Summa Cum Laude Graduate
Southern Utah University - Cedar City, Utah, 1999

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville, Missouri, 2004

Residency in Family Medicine
Scott Air Force Base/St. Louis University - Belleville, IL, 2004-2007

Faculty Development Fellowship
Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan, 2007-2008

Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences - Bethesda, Maryland, 2011-2012

Air War College Distance Course
Air University - 2016

Christopher E. Jonas, DO is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, he serves as a core faculty member in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine. He was recently selected to serve as Multi-Systems Module Co-Director and prior to that he served as director of the Resident Development Program which trains 6 Tri-Service Family Medicine Residents annually. He is a Lt. Col. in the US Air Force and began service in the Department of Family Medicine in June 2016. Dr. Jonas earned his Doctor Of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency training in Family Medicine at Scott Air Force Base/St Louis University in Belleville, Illinois where he served as Chief Resident of that program. He completed a Fellowship in Faculty Development at Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan and a Fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr. Jonas has fulfilled several roles as a member of the US Air Force Medical Corps. Prior to arriving at USUHS, he was a Physician for the White House Medicine Unit (WHMU) in Washington DC from 2012-2016, where he was also WHMU Deputy Director and Chief of Clinical & Executive Medicine Services. Prior to entering the White House Medical Unit, Dr. Jonas completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship that included significant amounts of time at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Jonas served 4 years as a member of the faculty at the Eglin Air Force Base Family Medicine Residency in Florida. He deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and has completed Air War College Distance Learning course through Air University.

Dr. Jonas is a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians (USAFP) from 2012-2015 and Vice President of that organization from 2017-2018. He was recently elected President of USAFP to begin tenure in 2019.