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O'Hern Takes Command of USAISR (8-Jul)
In a time honored Army ritual, Col. (Dr.) J. Brian Lanier relinquished command of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research to Col. (Dr.) Elisa D. O'Hern, during a change of command ceremony July 2, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. O'Hern took command of the ISR when she received the ISR flag from her new commanding general and ceremonial host, Brig. Gen. Edward H. Bailey, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, Maryland. Continue Reading »
In a time honored Army ritual, Col. (Dr.) J. Brian Lanier relinquished command of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research to Col. (Dr.) Elisa D. O'Hern, during a change of command ceremony July 2, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. O'Hern took command of the ISR when she received the ISR flag from her new commanding general and ceremonial host, Brig. Gen. Edward H. Bailey, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, Maryland. Continue Reading »
Community Matters: Army Burn Center Leads Critical Care Training for San Antonio (9-Feb)
From teaching life-saving skills to caring for civilian patients alongside Service Members, Military medicine continues to benefit local communities. The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center is bringing together the unity of Army medical care within the San Antonio Community. Continue Reading »
From teaching life-saving skills to caring for civilian patients alongside Service Members, Military medicine continues to benefit local communities. The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center is bringing together the unity of Army medical care within the San Antonio Community. Continue Reading »
USAISR's Burn Flight Team Sets New Record with Australia Mission (19-Jan)
For the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center's Burn Flight Team, flying long distances to aid Service Members with thermal injuries is part of the job. But a nearly 14,000-mile round-trip flight to and from Australia this past October did more than set a new team record – it also proved to be a valuable stress test of the team's skills and stamina under unusually challenging conditions. Continue Reading »
For the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center's Burn Flight Team, flying long distances to aid Service Members with thermal injuries is part of the job. But a nearly 14,000-mile round-trip flight to and from Australia this past October did more than set a new team record – it also proved to be a valuable stress test of the team's skills and stamina under unusually challenging conditions. Continue Reading »
"Game Changer": MRDC Helps Shape, Design New Army Metro Ambulance (31-Ju1)
When Maj. Nicholas Studer got the call from his boss back in 2021, he couldn't believe his luck. An Emergency Medical Services physician and combat casualty care researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Institute of Surgical Research, Studer had just been tasked with designing the Army's new metropolitan ambulance, the first official redesign of the vehicle since the late 1970s. Continue Reading »
When Maj. Nicholas Studer got the call from his boss back in 2021, he couldn't believe his luck. An Emergency Medical Services physician and combat casualty care researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Institute of Surgical Research, Studer had just been tasked with designing the Army's new metropolitan ambulance, the first official redesign of the vehicle since the late 1970s. Continue Reading »
'Part of the Team': MRDC, ISR Help Train Medical Students in Unique Way (5-Jun)
Silver Martin likes to say she's the non-traditional type. A Texas native who's been interested in helping people since she was a young girl, Martin started working as emergency medical technician almost immediately after graduating college in 2009. Continue Reading »
Silver Martin likes to say she's the non-traditional type. A Texas native who's been interested in helping people since she was a young girl, Martin started working as emergency medical technician almost immediately after graduating college in 2009. Continue Reading »
USAISR Soldier Springs into Action, Saves Local Man (10-Nov)
A Soldier from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas provided life-saving medical care to an injured man at a local auto repair shop in San Antonio on October 31. Continue Reading »
A Soldier from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas provided life-saving medical care to an injured man at a local auto repair shop in San Antonio on October 31. Continue Reading »
Army Burn Flight Team Completes Two Overseas Missions (9-Nov)
The Burn Flight Team (BFT) assigned to the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston recently completed two missions to Kuwait and Hawaii. Within the last two months, the BFT at the only Department of Defense burn center transported a U.S. Air Force airman from Kuwait who suffered a high-voltage electrical injury while servicing an airfield generator. Continue Reading »
The Burn Flight Team (BFT) assigned to the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston recently completed two missions to Kuwait and Hawaii. Within the last two months, the BFT at the only Department of Defense burn center transported a U.S. Air Force airman from Kuwait who suffered a high-voltage electrical injury while servicing an airfield generator. Continue Reading »
USAISR Burn Center earns prestigious ABA re-verification, Burn Fellowship verification (9-Nov)
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, recently completed a successful American Burn Association (ABA) verification renewal visit. The ABA team recommended reverification of the only U.S. Department of Defense Burn Center without any deficiencies and submitted for approval to the ABA Verification Review Committee which voted to verify the burn center. Continue Reading »
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, recently completed a successful American Burn Association (ABA) verification renewal visit. The ABA team recommended reverification of the only U.S. Department of Defense Burn Center without any deficiencies and submitted for approval to the ABA Verification Review Committee which voted to verify the burn center. Continue Reading »
USAISR Nurse's Thesis Recognized by Army, Air Force Leaders (10-Aug)
An Army Nurse Corps Officer at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) was recognized by Army and Air Force leaders for a thesis she wrote while attending the Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Maj. Angela B. Samosorn Ph.D., Chief of Clinical Research Support, wrote a thesis entitled, "How Creativity is Integrated into the United States Army War College Curriculum as told by Faculty: A Qualitative Case Study." Continue Reading »
An Army Nurse Corps Officer at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) was recognized by Army and Air Force leaders for a thesis she wrote while attending the Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Maj. Angela B. Samosorn Ph.D., Chief of Clinical Research Support, wrote a thesis entitled, "How Creativity is Integrated into the United States Army War College Curriculum as told by Faculty: A Qualitative Case Study." Continue Reading »
Meledeo Presents at Prominent Conference (10-Aug)
Adam Meledeo, PhD, a research scientist on the USAISR Blood and Shock Resuscitation Combat Casualty Care Research Team, presented at the 63rd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 11-14. More than 20,000 hematologists and other health care professionals from all 50 states and more than 100 countries around the world attended this year's conference. Continue Reading »
Adam Meledeo, PhD, a research scientist on the USAISR Blood and Shock Resuscitation Combat Casualty Care Research Team, presented at the 63rd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 11-14. More than 20,000 hematologists and other health care professionals from all 50 states and more than 100 countries around the world attended this year's conference. Continue Reading »
Williams, Perry Compete for USAMRDC Best Warrior NCO, Soldier of the Year (10-Aug)
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) Non-commissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year award winners at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston were among a dozen competitors vying for the title of U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) Best Warrior NCO and Soldier of the Year during a competition last month. Sgt. Gerald Williams and Spc. Colin Perry, 2022 ISR NCO and Soldier of the Year, respectively, both Medical Laboratory Specialists (68K) competed in a grueling week-long competition alongside MRDC's best NCOs and Soldiers on March 1-4. The competition tested the competitor's soldiering skills, both physically and mentally. Continue Reading »
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) Non-commissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year award winners at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston were among a dozen competitors vying for the title of U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) Best Warrior NCO and Soldier of the Year during a competition last month. Sgt. Gerald Williams and Spc. Colin Perry, 2022 ISR NCO and Soldier of the Year, respectively, both Medical Laboratory Specialists (68K) competed in a grueling week-long competition alongside MRDC's best NCOs and Soldiers on March 1-4. The competition tested the competitor's soldiering skills, both physically and mentally. Continue Reading »
Lanier Takes Command of USAISR (8-Jul)
Col. (Dr.) J. Brian Lanier assumed command of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) when Col. (Dr.) Mark E. Stackle relinquished command during a change of command ceremony July 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Brig. Gen. Tony McQueen, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, Maryland, hosted the time-honored Army ritual. Continue Reading »
Col. (Dr.) J. Brian Lanier assumed command of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) when Col. (Dr.) Mark E. Stackle relinquished command during a change of command ceremony July 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Brig. Gen. Tony McQueen, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, Maryland, hosted the time-honored Army ritual. Continue Reading »
USAISR Physician Assists in Producing Life-Saving Infusion Tubing (8-Jun)
Wounded Warriors injured on the battlefield often require life-saving rapid infusions of blood products shortly after a serious injury. The standard intravenous tubing used for these infusions can constrict the flow of resuscitating fluids, lengthening the amount of time when time is of the essence. Continue Reading »
Wounded Warriors injured on the battlefield often require life-saving rapid infusions of blood products shortly after a serious injury. The standard intravenous tubing used for these infusions can constrict the flow of resuscitating fluids, lengthening the amount of time when time is of the essence. Continue Reading »
Behavioral Health Specialist Beneficial for Some Burn Center Patients (1-Nov)
The multidisciplinary burn team at U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, cares for the sickest of the sick [high acuity] patients within the Department of Defense. And as the regional burn center in South Central Texas, they also care for high acuity civilian patients. Continue Reading »
The multidisciplinary burn team at U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, cares for the sickest of the sick [high acuity] patients within the Department of Defense. And as the regional burn center in South Central Texas, they also care for high acuity civilian patients. Continue Reading »
Delivering Blood to Point of Injury on the Battlefield (29-Oct)
Research scientists at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, know that blood loss, or hemorrhage, is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield. Continue Reading »
Research scientists at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, know that blood loss, or hemorrhage, is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield. Continue Reading »
College interns complete summer internship program at USAISR (27-Oct)
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, completed its annual 10-week Summer Undergrad Research Program (SURP) with 12 college students from throughout the nation. Continue Reading »
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, completed its annual 10-week Summer Undergrad Research Program (SURP) with 12 college students from throughout the nation. Continue Reading »
8 of 10 Top Contributing Authors to a Premier Scientific Journal are from USAISR (25-Oct)
Combat casualty care research at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, has been focused on saving the lives of Wounded Warriors since 1996. Continue Reading »
Combat casualty care research at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, has been focused on saving the lives of Wounded Warriors since 1996. Continue Reading »
USAISR Hosts a Medical Science, Technology Innovation Virtual Summit (7-May)
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research hosted a virtual Medical Science and Technology Innovation Summit on April 21 for the U.S. Army Futures Command, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and the University of Texas System. Continue Reading »
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research hosted a virtual Medical Science and Technology Innovation Summit on April 21 for the U.S. Army Futures Command, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and the University of Texas System. Continue Reading »
USAISR Looks to Collaborate with CDID to Continue Optimizing Combat Casualty Care (1-Jan)
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas (JBSA-FSH), continues to be a driving force behind the most important advances in combat casualty care. Continue Reading »
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas (JBSA-FSH), continues to be a driving force behind the most important advances in combat casualty care. Continue Reading »
Stackle Takes Command of USAISR (22-Jul)
In a time-honored Army custom, Col. (Dr.) Jerome L. Buller relinquished command of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's (USAMRDC) U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) to Col. (Dr.) Mark E. Stackle during a change of command ceremony on July 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Continue Reading »
In a time-honored Army custom, Col. (Dr.) Jerome L. Buller relinquished command of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's (USAMRDC) U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) to Col. (Dr.) Mark E. Stackle during a change of command ceremony on July 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Continue Reading »
USAISR Soldiers on the Frontline of National Efforts to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic (13-Aug)
In the military medical world, perhaps no one plays the role of the unassuming hero better than U.S. Army medical laboratory specialist. These vital players traditionally serve in military hospitals and clinics around the world, supporting lab services for patients while also providing expeditionary laboratory support to deployed service members. Continue Reading »
In the military medical world, perhaps no one plays the role of the unassuming hero better than U.S. Army medical laboratory specialist. These vital players traditionally serve in military hospitals and clinics around the world, supporting lab services for patients while also providing expeditionary laboratory support to deployed service members. Continue Reading »
Redding Assumes Role as USAISR's Senior Enlisted Leader (13-Aug)
Sgt. Maj. Jennifer A. Redding assumed responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Continue Reading »
Sgt. Maj. Jennifer A. Redding assumed responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Continue Reading »
Adapt & Achieve: Burn Navigator Continues Winning Ways (20-May)
Dr. Jose Salinas still remembers the height of the war. Wave after wave of combat casualties arriving from Iraq and Afghanistan; many with substantial burn injuries requiring constant care and oversight. Continue Reading »
Dr. Jose Salinas still remembers the height of the war. Wave after wave of combat casualties arriving from Iraq and Afghanistan; many with substantial burn injuries requiring constant care and oversight. Continue Reading »
First Sergeant Graham Takes Responsibility of USAISR HHC Company (3-Oct)
The newest U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) first sergeant took responsibility of the ISR Headquarters and Headquarters Command Company during a Change of Responsibility ceremony Sept. 28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Continue Reading »
The newest U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) first sergeant took responsibility of the ISR Headquarters and Headquarters Command Company during a Change of Responsibility ceremony Sept. 28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Continue Reading »
USAISR Burn Center Volunteer named San Antonio Volunteer of the Year (21-Jun)
The United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County presented Sandra "Sandy" Montelongo with the 29th Annual Military Volunteer of the Year award June 6 for volunteering at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Continue Reading »
The United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County presented Sandra "Sandy" Montelongo with the 29th Annual Military Volunteer of the Year award June 6 for volunteering at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Continue Reading »