Heather Mahaney, with the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, gives a presentation titled, “Demographic Characteristics and Outcomes of Active Duty Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 2020 – 2023,” during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

Members of the Defense Health Agency research and engineering team welcome several senior leaders at their booth at the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida. Pictured are, from the left; U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Troy Brown, command senior enlisted leader to the DHA assistant director of support; U ...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate, visits the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, gets a close look at an insect specimen while visiting the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate, visits the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the DHA’s Public Health directorate visit with officers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate; U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Troy Brown, command senior enlisted leader to the DHA assistant director of support, and Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, visit with officers from ...

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, takes a closer look at the inside of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Ambulance Kit while visiting the exhibition hall during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Williams and his partner, Arina, demonstrate skills at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s exhibit during the Department of Defense’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium, the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting focused specifically on the unique medical needs of the warfighter, launched on Aug. 14.

The first day of the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Orlando, Florida kicked off on August 14, 2023 with opening remarks from Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, the opening of the exhibition hall, a keynote address from Ret. Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, a panel discussion on Casualty Care Across the Continuum, and dozens of more breakout ...

The SAVE-O2 Research Team, led by Dr. Adit Ginde at the University of Colorado, has made significant contributions to military medicine through their examination of supplemental oxygen and the benefits of targeted normoxemia in critically injured and ill patients. The Team’s efforts have led to the determination that targeted normoxemia is safe, ...

Dr. Thomas Davis, over nearly 30 years of federal service, has made remarkable contributions to the Military Health System, combat casualty care and transplant research, the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, the Naval Medical Research Center, and the former Naval Medical Research Institute. His contributions have lead to major ...

Mr. Richard D. Branson has dedicated his life to improving care for this nation’s military personnel. The son of a United States Marine, he has become a world-renowned Respiratory Therapist and an accomplished military medical researcher. His efforts represent the pinnacle of the military-civilian partnership to support military-relevant research. He ...

Steven E. Wilson, MD’s discovery of topical losartan treatment to prevent and treat corneal scarring fibrosis that results in severe vision loss or blindness has revolutionized medical care for patients with corneal trauma, chemical burns, infections (bacterial, fungal, viral, acanthamoeba, chlamydia).