Lieutenant General James Gordon Roudebush, USAF, (born February 24, 1948)[1] was the 19th Surgeon General of the United States Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Roudebush served as functional manager of the U.S. Air Force Medical Service.

General Roudebush had authority to commit resources worldwide for the Air Force Medical Service, to make decisions affecting the delivery of medical services, and to develop plans, programs and procedures to support worldwide medical service missions.

He exercised direction, guidance and technical management of more than 42,400 people assigned to 74 medical facilities worldwide.

He completed residency training in family practice at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Medical Center, Ohio, in 1978, and aerospace medicine at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, in 1984.

Biography of Lt. Gen. Roudebush current as of May 2008 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force