Individual military and civilian medical researchers received top honors at the 2025 Military Medical System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4. Their work focused on advancing care and medical readiness for the warfighter in the areas of traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, dental care, and the digital healthcare landscape.

Military and civilian medical research teams received top honors at the 2025 Military Medical System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4. Their work focused on advancing care and medical readiness for the warfighter in the areas of traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, dental care, and the digital healthcare landscape.

Around the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium includes remarks from the Pentagon’s top doctor on how innovative research saves lives, recognizing those dedicated to advancing warfighter health, and poster awards showcasing the latest developments in military medicine.

The 2024 MHSRS will be held 26 August – 29 August 2024. The location is the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee FL. For more information visit https://mhsrs.health.mil/SitePages/Home.aspx

American military medicine has been the cornerstone of medical accomplishments since the founding of the United States. The efforts and innovations of the military medical research community has advanced the treatments, logistics, procedures, and medications often taken for granted in today’s civilian medical settings. From emergency response to ...

View the latest MHS Minute with highlights from this year’s Military Health System Research Symposium. Visit www.health.mil/MHSRS for more information.

On the final day of the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium, the Young Investigators received awards for their research presentations and their poster presentations. Awards were handed out by Dr. Terry Rauch. Award Winners include: Andrew Clark, PhD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services Capt Zahari Tehopev, San Antonio, ...

The first day of the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Orlando, Florida kicked off on August 14, 2023 with opening remarks from Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, the opening of the exhibition hall, a keynote address from Ret. Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, a panel discussion on Casualty Care Across the Continuum, and dozens of more breakout ...

Dr. Thomas Davis, over nearly 30 years of federal service, has made remarkable contributions to the Military Health System, combat casualty care and transplant research, the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, the Naval Medical Research Center, and the former Naval Medical Research Institute. His contributions have lead to major ...

Mr. Richard D. Branson has dedicated his life to improving care for this nation’s military personnel. The son of a United States Marine, he has become a world-renowned Respiratory Therapist and an accomplished military medical researcher. His efforts represent the pinnacle of the military-civilian partnership to support military-relevant research. He ...

Steven E. Wilson, MD’s discovery of topical losartan treatment to prevent and treat corneal scarring fibrosis that results in severe vision loss or blindness has revolutionized medical care for patients with corneal trauma, chemical burns, infections (bacterial, fungal, viral, acanthamoeba, chlamydia).

Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez introduces the MHSRS Keynote speaker, Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, Director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy.

The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting focused on the unique medical needs of the warfighter, kicked off on Aug. 14, 2023 with remarks by Dr. Martinez-Lopez, DoD's Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. The opening ceremony include a color guard presentation and ...

The SAVE-O2 Research Team, led by Dr. Adit Ginde at the University of Colorado, has made significant contributions to military medicine through their examination of supplemental oxygen and the benefits of targeted normoxemia in critically injured and ill patients. The Team’s efforts have led to the determination that targeted normoxemia is safe, ...

Individual and Team awards were given out at the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium annual conference in Orlando, Florida. Research colleagues from Ukraine were recognized at the start of the ceremony. Awards were given to: Dr. Rachel Markwald and the CREW research team Rudolph Rull and the Millennium Cohort Research Study Mr. ...