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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Capt. Zachary Brown, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., F.A.C.S., CDR/MC (FMF, SWMDO), U.S. Navy, (Chair) 
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

David Ahrenholz, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
Consultant (Retired, University of Minnesota Medical School and Regions Burn Center)

Julio Barrera-Oro, Ph.D. 
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Joan Dolinak, M.D. 
SUNY Upstate University Hospital

Lt. Col. Bryan Forney, U.S. Marine Corps Retired  
Wounded Warrior Battalion - East San Antonio Detachment
Consumer Advocate

Kristin Jones Maia, M.A., M.S.S.E.M.  
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, Warfighter Expeditionary Medicine and Treatment Project Management Office

Capt. John Trafeli, M.D., F.A.A.D., U.S. Navy  
Group Surgeon 3rd MAW Yuma

Staff Sgt. James West, U.S. Army Retired  
SAIC, PEO Aviation Fixed Wing
Consumer Advocate

Bonnie Woffenden, Ph.D.  
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Combat Casualty Care Research Program

Peter Yen, D.M.Sc., M.S.H.A., P.A.-C., L.S.S.G.B. 
Joseph M. Still Burn Centers, Inc.

Last updated Thursday, September 4, 2025