The United States is at increasing risk of mass casualty incidents arising from natural disasters, homeland security threats, and large-scale combat operations, raising significant concern regarding the potential for rapid and overwhelming strain on our existing hospital infrastructures. But in spite of the significance of this problem, our nation as a whole is actively ignoring…
Author: Eric A. Elster, MD, FACS, FRCS (Eng.)
Mason H. Remondelli, MD, Danielle B. Holt, MD, MSS, FACS, Melissa C. Austin, MD, Eric A. Elster, MD, FACS, FRCS (Eng.), Matthew J. Bradley, MD, MS, FACS
CAPT (Ret.) Eric A. Elster, MD, FACS, FRCS (Eng.), US Navy – Dean of the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University and internationally recognized leader in military surgery and medical education. A retired Navy transplant surgeon, he has extensive combat and operational experience, including service in Iraq and Afghanistan.