Colonel Aristotle Vaseliades
Colonel Aristotle A. Vaseliades was born and raised in Gulfport, Florida and is a 1997 graduate of Florida
Southern College where he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps. He
holds a Bachelors degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry from Florida Southern, a Masters Degree
in Healthcare Administration from Baylor University, and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the United
States Army War College.
COL Vaseliades is currently the Chief of Staff, MEDCoE. His previous assignments include: Commander/
Director Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital and the Joint Readiness Training Center Surgeon, Fort
Polk, LA; Deputy Commanding Officer, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC; Executive Officer/
Chief of Staff, 65th Medical Brigade/ Medical Activity Korea, Camp Humphreys, Korea; Deputy
Commander for Administration, 121st Combat Support Hospital/ Brian Allgood Army Community
Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Commander, Ansbach Army Health Clinic, Ansbach, Germany; Deputy
Commander for Administration, SHAPE and Brussels Healthcare Facilities, SHAPE, Belgium; Executive
Officer Healthcare Delivery and Patient Care Integration, Office of the Surgeon General, Falls Church, VA;
Army Fellow, Humana Inc., Miramar, FL; Administrative Resident, Deputy Chief of Managed Care, and
Chief Clinical Support Division, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI; Headquarters and
Headquarters Detachment Commander, 21st Combat Support Hospital, Fort Hood, TX; S-6, 1st Medical
Brigade, Fort Hood, TX; Chief Information Management, Managed Care/ Patient Administration, Rader
Army Health Clinic, Fort Myer, VA.
His prior deployments include Alpha Company Commander, 21st Combat Support Hospital, Operation
Enduring Freedom (2002); Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment Commander and S-4, 21st
Combat Support Hospital, Operation Iraqi Freedom serving in Balad and Mosul, Iraq (2003).
His military education includes the Army Medical Department Officers Basic and Advanced Course,
Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army War College, Signal Officer Advanced Course, Medical
Information Management Course, NATO Staff Officer Course, AMEDD Pre-Command Course, AMEDD
Executive Skills Course, Brigade Pre-Command Course, Senior Officer Legal Orientation Course, JMESI
Capstone Course for MHS Leaders, and the Unit Movement Officer Course.
His military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the
Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC and V Device), the Army
Achievement Medal (3 OLC), National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal,
Armed Forces Humanitarian Service Medal, and the overseas ribbon (5th Award). He is a member of the
Order of Military Medical Merit and holds the Expert Field Medical Badge, the Army Staff Officer
Identification Badge, and the German Proficiency Badge (Silver).
COL Vaseliades is a board-certified Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
Colonel Vaseliades is married to his wife Ann of Lafayette, California for 25-years. They have a daughter,
Alethea (age 16), a son, Aeson (age 14), three orange cats (Cheeto, Dorito, and Frito), and 2-Golden
Retriever (Charlie and Cooper).