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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Arthi Amin, Ph.D. (Chair)
Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, Defense Health Agency

James Auran, M.D.
American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma

Col. Matthew Debiec, M.D., FACS, U.S. Army
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

David Eliason, M.D.
Vision Center of Excellence, Defense Health Agency

Cmdr. Hong Gao, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, ASO, U.S. Navy
Medical Logistics Division, Defense Health Agency

Tony Gover, Ph.D.
National Eye Institute

Dan Ignaszewski
Consumer, National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research

Lina Kubli, Ph.D. (Ad Hoc Advisor)
Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Col. Marcus Neuffer, M.D., U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Academy

Stephen Pflugfelder, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

Cmdr. Adam Preston, O.D., Ph.D., M.H.A., FAAO, Dipl AAO, FACHE, U.S. Navy
Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton

Cmdr. James Zimmerman, M.D., U.S. Navy
Naval Medical Center San Diego




Last updated Monday, March 16, 2026