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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Karen Parko, M.D. (Chair)
Department of Veterans Affairs, Epilepsy Centers of Excellence

LCDR Joseph Brown, M.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Lt Col Wendy Chao, D.O.
United States Air Force

Ben Churn, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Brandy Fureman, Ph.D.
Epilepsy Foundation

Jeffrey Goodman, Ph.D.
New York State Institute for Basic Research

Jordan Grafman, Ph.D.
Northwestern University

Patty Horan
Consumer, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE)

Amanda Hunt, Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs

Laura Lubbers, Ph.D.
CURE

James B. Phillips, MBA, Ph.D., PMP
Combat Casualty Care, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

Paul Rutecki, M.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School

Steve White, Ph.D.
University of Washington

Last updated Tuesday, September 2, 2025