George Smolinski Md Email & Phone Number

Landstuhl, De

▪ Spearheaded establishment of both a chronic and an acute concussion care program utilizing a user (patient) centered approach and analyzing funding trends in the Department of Defense (DoD). Established these via collaboration with senior leaders across the entire DoD; the chronic care program now yields validated patient outcomes suitable for publication and the acute care program, with a 98% success rate, has been adopted as the model of care across the entire DoD▪ Provided groundbreaking leadership during COVID pandemic, allowing for rapid transition to remote work and tele-rehabilitation within one week of the pandemic declaration, allowing for continued clinical care and zero COVID infections amongst providers and patients; invited to present this work at the 2021 DiMiMED international conference▪ Negotiated with senior military leaders and secured designation of the Program as a National Intrepid Center of Excellence, thereby securing long-term funding (approx. $5m) for staff positions as well as construction of a new TBI building on-site▪ Served as ongoing consultant for rehabilitation for capacity building programs in Georgia and Ukraine▪ Supervised two ongoing concussion research studies and sought grant approval for two new research studies in cooperation with The NIH and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center▪ Taught medical students and residents as Clinical Associate Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Landstuhl, De

Working closely with the LRMC Trauma program, I managed rehabilitation strategies for seriously injured patients including appropriate use of Physical & Occupational Therapies as inpatients as well as strategies for continued rehabilitation care upon discharge.

Landstuhl, De

• Supervised 43 personnel spanning three separate clinics across the hospital footprint to provide high quality, cost effective rehabilitation services.• Conducted first telerehabilitation patient encounter in the U.S. Military Healthcare System.• Identified and recommended developmental and training needs of all the employees in the Department of Neurorehabilitation including rating and senior rating all employees• Collaborated with hospital leadership on staffing and equipment and was directly responsible for hiring actions across the department as well as the approval for all equipment procurement

Landstuhl, De

▪ Oversaw and supervised the planning, construction, equipping, and staffing of a $2.5m state-of-the-art Physical Medicine Clinic at the hospital, serving the most complex musculoskeletal and chronic pain patients spread across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East▪ Established the first regenerative medicine clinic in the entire Department of Defense and was the first physician to perform musculoskeletal ultrasound , now accepted as standard practice at most military treatment facilities▪ Negotiated with key opinion leaders to establish the following Physical Medicine rotational clinics: Vicenza, Italy; Grafenwohr, Germany; Stuttgart, Germany; Vilseck, Germany, saving approximately $400K in personnel costs and approximately 15,000 person-hours of work

Bethesda, Md, Us

Mohringen, Stuttgart, De

Arlington, Virginia, Us

▪ Managed Congressionally-informed $750K Ukraine Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Program and was so successful that budget was increased by nearly $500K ▪ Organized all medical global health initiatives valuing more than $10m across 32 NATO/Partner for Peace countries to ensure strategic goals of the Commander, U.S. Army Europe and diplomatic goals of the United States of America were met ▪ Invited by name to edit the Ukrainian version of the Americans With Disabilities Act, now signed into law

Arlington, Virginia, Us

▪ Developed multiple standard operating procedures based on data and evidence based medicine, impacting tens of thousands of Soldiers and approved by the most senior military leaders in Europe▪ Collaborated with senior rehabilitation experts from seven NATO nations to plan and host the first ever International Military Rehabilitation Symposium in Tallinn, Estonia▪ Successfully negotiated with key opinion leaders in the US Air Force and the UK National Health System to allow the first-ever placement of US military surgeons in London civilian hospitals, saving $250K in personnel costs and fostering retention of critical trauma skills

Serve as adviser to the Commanding General of the European Regional Medical Command for any and all Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation strategies affecting DoD health care beneficiaries throughout Europe as well as in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Directly responsible for the care of over 1,000 infantry soldiers at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan. Included general medical care as well as application of state-of-the-art sports medicine technologies (including ultrasound guided PRP injections) to keep infantrymen in the fight

Washington, D.C., Us

Fulfilled training criteria to graduate from residency program; served as Chief Resident for 3 months.

Graduate Certificate, International/Global Studies

Doctor Of Medicine (Md), Medicine

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Summa Cum Laude, History