Christopher Jonas DO, FAAFP

Education

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
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 (By Correspondence)
Air University - 2016

Certified Physician Executive (CPE)
American Association for Physician Leadership - 2022

Biography

Christopher E. Jonas currently serves as Assistant Dean for Clinical Sciences and is an associate professor of Family Medicine at F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Jonas earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed Family Medicine Residency training at Scott Air Force Base/St Louis University where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Jonas completed Fellowships in Faculty Development from Michigan State University and Primary Care Sports Medicine from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Col. Jonas has fulfilled several roles for the US Air Force Medical Corps. Prior to beginning service as Assistant Dean for Clinical Sciences, he served as Chief Family Medicine Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General from 2020-2024. Dr. Jonas worked as USU Family Medicine core faculty from June 2016 until June 2020, including service as Multi-Systems & Complex Diseases Module co-director, B3 Telehealth course director, and sports medicine fellowship faculty. From 2012-2016, he was a physician for the White House Medical Unit (WHMU) in Washington DC where he served as WHMU Deputy Director as well as Chief of Clinical Services. Dr. Jonas completed a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship from 2011-2012 after 4 years (2007-2011) as faculty member at Eglin Air Force Base Family Medicine Residency (where he was a student rotation site coordinator). He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Dr. Jonas is a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). He has served as Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians (USAFP) President, Vice President, Board of Directors member and program co-chair of the 2011 annual meeting. He has been Alternate Delegate and Delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates.

Representative Bibliography

Section Editor, Current Sports Medicine Reports (2019-2022)

Editor in Chief, Progress Notes - USUHS Literary Journal (2018-2019)

Editor, Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians Newsletter (2017-2018)