Lindsey Umlauf is a proud Terry Scholar and graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio. After graduating with a degree in psychology, she was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army through the Army-Baylor Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2010. Following her assignment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, she volunteered for a deployment to Afghanistan in 2015, providing injury prevention and rehabilitation to Special Operations and NATO service members. She has held leadership roles at the DiLorenzo Physical Therapy clinic at the Pentagon and successive leadership assignments at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas as deputy chief of Physical Therapy and later as the deputy chief of Rehabilitation Medicine. She is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist.

She further advanced her education by obtaining a Master of Health Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Baylor University in 2021. She currently serves as the deputy director of the Strategic Actions Group at the Medical Center of Excellence in San Antonio. Major Umlauf holds several additional non-clinical certifications and credentials Including the Project Management Professional (PMP), Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE®) and holds the U.S. Army certification in Knowledge Management.

Major Umlauf is actively involved in professional organizations. She is the Federal Sector Nominating Committee Representative for the American College of Health Executives (ACHE), mentorship chair for the Army ACHE Chapter and is a founder of the ACHE Joint Federal Mentorship program to increase collaboration within the Military Health System. She also is a member of the advisory council and a co-host for the War Docs Military Medicine Podcast. Through these roles, she contributes to the growth and development of her peers and the broader healthcare community.