Episode 55 Dallas SWAT Dr. Alexander Eastman R298: SWAT Doctor

Episode 55 – Dr. Alex Eastman R298

The ATO brings you a different perspective today with an episode all about Doctor Alexander Eastman.

Oftentimes people find a level of success and become comfortable with their positions in life.  They rest on their laurels and allow their previous accomplishments to define them.  Alexander Eastman is not one of those people.

Growing up outside of Washington DC, Alex began a life of servanthood working as a firefighter/EMT/rescue worker and even spent time in the political arena of DC.  

Doctor Eastman navigated the education world of the University of Texas and George Washington University School of Medicine and achieved what few do, becoming the Chief of the Rees-Jones Trauma Center at Parkland Medical Center in Dallas.  He was also an Assistant Professor and trauma surgeon in the Division of Burns, Trauma and Critical Care at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

As if those achievements were not enough, a lunch with Lieutenant Owens led to Alex joining the Dallas Police Department in 2004 working alongside the Dallas SWAT team as the Lead Medical Officer, responding to every event the SWAT team would for years to come.  He and Doctor Jeffrey Metzger started the Tactical Medic program that has provided the SWAT team with an actual trauma surgeon on scene.  The Tactical Medic program has proven its worth time and time again saving lives in less than desirable conditions.

He is the Chief Medical Officer of the Dallas Police Department and has reached the rank of Lieutenant in the Dallas Police Reserve Officer program that allows volunteers to work hand in hand with active duty officers.

Doctor Eastman is now serving as the Senior Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Health Security.

Listen as we reminisce through his distinctive journey of almost 20 years of service.

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Critical Incidents:

Discuss Dr. Eastman’s involvement in the July 7th 2016 ambush attack in downtown Dallas

 October 2007 in North Oak Cliff Dallas SWAT Lt. Carlton Marshall was shot and paralyzed while executing a federal search warrant.

Dr. Eastman and Metzger performed tactical field surgery on the side of the house to save Marshall’s life. The suspect received 45 years in prison for her actions.