Robert Samuel Cromartie

Robert Samuel Cromartie III, M.D., FACS holds degrees in Chemistry and Medicine from the University of North Carolina and served surgical residencies at the University of Miami, Louisiana State University, and Medical University of South Carolina. He earned board certification in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Laser Surgery and became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the International College of Surgeons. He studied anesthesiology at Letterman General Hospital of the Presidio of San Francisco and served as a captain in the medical corps of the U.S. Army in South Vietnam where he earned the Bronze Star. He joined the faculty of Indiana University School of Medicine as a cardiovascular surgeon until moving to Florida where he served as Chief, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach from 1984 until 2006.

With co-author Richard Joseph Duma, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, he wrote High-Tech Terror: Recognition, Management, and Prevention of Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear Injuries Secondary to Acts of Terrorism which was published by Charles C Thomas, Publisher, LTD. It provides an easy-to-read reference for both medical and non-medical people who may face acts of terrorism from weapons of mass destruction. Doctor Cromartie has also written ten articles published in major medical journals on topics including carcinoma of the lung, tuberculous peritonitis, echocardiography, repair of the subclavian artery, cardiovascular surgery, anesthesiology for trauma patients, carotid body tumors, replacement of the vena cava, and remedies for pollution of Florida's rivers.

Other publications include three historical novels (Romanov Curse, Romanov Quest, and Himmler's Mistress), four thrillers (Ultimate Duty, Good Fortune’s Curse, An Innocent Lie, and The Weather Girl's Assassin), a first aid book entitled Family Survival Guide, and Creating a Kindle Book on the Mac (a booklet that helps self-publishers create a cover and format their book for publication by Kindle). More information may be found at his website, www.samcromartie.com.