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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

COL Kevin Chung, M.D., FCCM, FACP (Chair)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

David Ahrenholz, M.D., FACS
Consultant (Retired, University of Minnesota Medical School and Regions Burn Center)
Consumer Advocate

CDR Zachary Brown, DO, FACOS, FACS CDR/MC (FMF, SWMDO)
Naval Medical Center, Camp Lejeune

LtCol Bryan Forney (USMC Retired)
Wounded Warrior Battalion - East San Antonio Detachment
Consumer Advocate

Kristin Jones Maia, MA, M.B.A.
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA), Combat Trauma and Acute Rehabilitation Office

LTC Jamison Nielsen, D.O., M.B.A., MCR, FACS, MC
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

CAPT John Trafeli M.D., FAAD
Naval Hospital Rota Spain

SSG James West (USA Retired)
SAIC, PEO Aviation Fixed Wings
Consumer Advocate

Bonnie Woffenden, Ph.D.
USAMRDC, Combat Casualty Care Research Program

Last updated Thursday, September 4, 2025