Our Story
The Julian A. Jarman, MD Research Foundation was established to honor the legacy of Julian A. Jarman, MD, FACS, and to continue his lifelong commitment to medicine, scientific inquiry, and public service.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Foundation advances research and education that promote healthier aging and longer, healthier lives.
Foundation's Namesake: Julian A. Jarman, MD, FACS
The Foundation is named in honor of Julian A. Jarman, MD, FACS, a distinguished surgeon, military officer, medical researcher, and healthcare leader whose career exemplified service, excellence, and dedication to medicine. A Board-Certified General Surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Jarman made significant contributions to both military and civilian healthcare.
His legacy continues to inspire the Foundation's commitment to advancing evidence-based health research, education, and healthy aging.
Education and Military Service
Dr. Jarman graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1934 and completed his surgical residency at Queens General Hospital in New York City. He served with distinction in the Army Air Corps during World War II and later in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
Over a 26-year military career, he rose to the rank of Colonel, earned numerous military honors including the Bronze Star, and held several leadership positions in military medicine. His final assignment was Chairman of Hospital Command at Andrews Air Force Base, where he oversaw Air Force hospitals along the Eastern Seaboard.
Contributions to Medical Research and Civilian Career
Throughout his military service, Dr. Jarman remained actively involved in medical research while helping advance military healthcare.
Following his retirement from the Air Force, he became the first Medical Director of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, later serving as Chief of Staff and Hospital Director at the Veterans Administration Hospital. His leadership also extended to public service as Chairman of the Federal Executive Board during the 1970s.
Jonathan A. Jarman, MD
Jonathan A. Jarman, MD, is President and CEO of the Julian A. Jarman, MD Research Foundation.
A Yale–NYU–trained, board-certified physician and former department head, Dr. Jarman has devoted decades to clinical medicine and preventive health. Through the Foundation, he focuses on evidence-based approaches to defining, measuring, and improving health, with particular interests in healthy aging, body composition, metabolic health, cardiorespiratory fitness, disease prevention, and longevity.
His work is guided by a simple observation: while modern medicine has become exceptionally successful at diagnosing and treating disease, it has devoted far less attention to defining and measuring health. That observation serves as the guiding principle of the Foundation.
Dr. Jarman is committed to advancing practical, scientifically grounded strategies that help individuals preserve health, function, and independence throughout life. His work emphasizes objective measurement, rigorous evaluation of scientific evidence, and practical interventions supported by the best available research.
Education and Professional Training
- University of Georgia Honors Program – B.S. Psychology
- Medical College of Georgia – Honors Graduate
- Yale University–New York University Combined Residency Program
- Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
Selected Academic Distinctions
- Biochemistry Exemption Distinction – Top 6% of Medical College of Georgia Class
- Top 10% – USMLE Part I Biochemistry
- Top 1% – USMLE Part II Psychiatry
- Editor, The Cadaver, Medical College of Georgia
Dr. Jarman is available to speak to professional organizations, educational institutions, and community groups on health measurement, healthy aging, preventive medicine, fitness, and evidence-based health optimization.
Putting Our Principles into Practice
The Foundation promotes health optimization through its 15-Step Program.
Those principles are not only taught—they are applied. As the Foundation's President and CEO, I have followed the same evidence-based approach personally.
The transformation below reflects improvements in body composition, muscle mass, cardiorespiratory fitness, and other objective health measures achieved through the same principles that guide the Foundation's educational mission.
At age 67, I was able to bench press 275 pounds. That level of strength is not necessary for optimal health, but it demonstrates what can be achieved later in life through proper nutrition, cardiovascular and resistance training, and, when medically indicated, hormone therapy.
