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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Philip Belmont, M.D. (COL, U.S. Army, Retired), Chair
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Division of Orthopaedic Devices 

Matthew Anderson (CPT, U.S. Army, Retired)
Consumer Consultant

Melanie Coathup, Ph.D.
University of Central Florida 

LCDR Rachel Condon, D.P.T., DSc. 
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command

Andrea Crunkhorn, P.T., D.P.T. (COL, U.S. Army, Retired)
Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence

Eric Hofmeister, M.D. (CAPT, U.S. Navy, Retired)
Synergy Specialist Medical Group

Kevin Kirk, D.O. (LTC, U.S. Army, Retired)
San Antonio Orthopedic Group, LLP

Christopher LeBrun, M.D. (Col, U.S. Air Force, Retired)
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Daniel Metzdorf (SFC, U.S. Army, Retired)
Consumer Consultant

Jonathan Miller, M.D. 
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

LCDR Chris Renninger, M.D. 
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

MAJ Daniel Rhoades, M.D. 
U.S. Army Medical Material Development Activity 

CAPT Travis Polk, M.D. 
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC),
Combat Casualty Care Research Program

Elizabeth Russell Esposito, Ph.D. 
USAMRDC, Military Operational Medicine Research Program

Brian Schulz, Ph.D. 
Department of Veterans Affairs

Scott Shawen, M.D. (COL, U.S. Army, Retired)
OrthoCarolina, Ballantyne Foot and Ankle Institute

LCDR Scott Wagner, M.D. 
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Last updated Monday, September 8, 2025