Mr. Joseph A. Procaccino, Jr. is the Legal Advisor for the Department of Defense Medical Ethics Center located at the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences (USUHS), and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics at USUHS where he teaches Medical Jurisprudence and Bioethical issues. He has been on the faculty at USUHS since 1991. He is also on the faculty of the Defense Department’s Medxellence Program.

Mr. Procaccino is an attorney licensed in Virginia and the District of Columbia.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in both Classical Humanities and Political Science from George Washington University. He received his Juris Doctor degree from American University and a Master's degree in Forensic Sciences (Medicine) from George Washington University.

Mr. Joseph A. Procaccino, Jr. is the Legal Advisor for the Department of Defense Medical Ethics Center located at the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences (USUHS), and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics at USUHS where he teaches Medical Jurisprudence and Bioethical issues. He has been on the faculty at USUHS since 1991. He is also on the faculty of the Defense Department’s Medxellence Program.

Mr. Procaccino was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1973.  He subsequently served in the U.S. Army Reserve in both the Signal Corps and Military Intelligence Branch.

*Non-financial relationships: No non-financial relationships have been disclosed.