Military Committee

The Military Committee recognizes the mutual benefit of military-civilian collaboration in trauma education, training, and research as well as the outlet that EAST provides for enhancing these relationships.  The Military Committee is responsible for creating a network among EAST members who are active military or retired from active duty.  The committee is responsible for developing educational content for the Annual Scientific Assembly that focus on the issues facing the EAST members serving in the military.

Committee members are appointed by the President with approval by the Board of Directors.  Committee member terms are three years. All terms begin in January and conclude in January in the year specified in "term ends".


Members

Scott B. Armen, MD, FACS, FCCMScott B. Armen, MD, FACS, FCCM, Chair
Penn State Health in Hershey, PA
Term ends 01/18/2025
Christina Riojas, MD, FACSChristina Riojas, MD, FACS, Chair
Brooke Army Medical Center in ,
Term ends 01/18/2025
Daniel W. Bailey, MDDaniel W. Bailey, MD, Committee Member
in ,
Term ends 01/16/2027
Mary K. Boggs, DO, FACOSMary K. Boggs, DO, FACOS, Committee Member
TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Hendersonville, TN
Term ends 01/17/2026
Mark D. Buzzelli, MD, FACSMark D. Buzzelli, MD, FACS, Committee Member
Army Trauma Training Center in Miami, FL
Term ends 01/18/2025
Joshua A. Cole, MDJoshua A. Cole, MD, Committee Member
VCU Health in ,
Term ends 01/16/2027
Joshua C. Dilday, DOJoshua C. Dilday, DO, Committee Member
Medical College of Wisconsin in ,
Term ends 01/17/2026
Zachary  Englert, MDZachary Englert, MD, Committee Member
Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in ,
Term ends 01/16/2027
Michael P. Heid, DO, MA, FACOSMichael P. Heid, DO, MA, FACOS, Committee Member
HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL
Term ends 01/16/2027
Christopher  Horn, MDChristopher Horn, MD, Committee Member
University of Cincinnati in ,
Term ends 01/16/2027
Todd D Husty, MDTodd D Husty, MD, Committee Member
in Jacksonville, FL
Term ends 01/16/2027
David D Keeven, MDDavid D Keeven, MD, Committee Member
in ,
Term ends 01/16/2027
Jason McCartt, MD, FACSJason McCartt, MD, FACS, Committee Member
US Army in ,
Term ends 01/17/2026
Dylan Pannell, MD, PhDDylan Pannell, MD, PhD, Committee Member
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, ON
Term ends 01/16/2027
Jason Radowsky, MDJason Radowsky, MD, Committee Member
in ,
Term ends 01/16/2027
Benjamin Rebein, DO, FACS Benjamin Rebein, DO, FACS , Committee Member
Saint Joseph's University Medical Center in ,
Term ends 01/17/2026
Valerie G Sams, MDValerie G Sams, MD, Committee Member
University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH
Term ends 01/17/2026
Joshua P Smith, DOJoshua P Smith, DO, Committee Member
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in ,
Term ends 01/17/2026
Cheyenne  C. Sonntag, MD, MSCheyenne C. Sonntag, MD, MS, Committee Member
Stanford School of Medicine in ,
Term ends 01/16/2027
Mary F. Stuever, DO, FACSMary F. Stuever, DO, FACS, Committee Member
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Schoennenberg-Kuebelberg,
Term ends 01/16/2027
James E. Wiseman, MD, MBAJames E. Wiseman, MD, MBA, Committee Member
University of Maryland Medical Center in ,
Term ends 01/17/2026
Peter A. Zmijewski, MDPeter A. Zmijewski, MD, Committee Member
in ,
Term ends 01/18/2025
Jeffry Nahmias, MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCMJeffry Nahmias, MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, Ex Officio
University of California, Irvine in ,
Term ends 01/16/2027

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