I have completed extensive medical and surgical training in Surgery and Pediatrics and have multiple original research publications in both fields. During 37 years as a commissioned Medical Corps officer in the US Air Force and US Army, I served in multiple operational and leadership positions including as an KY Air National Guard Squadron Flight Surgeon, Special Forces Battalion and Group Surgeon (11th and 20th), deployed Combat Surgeon (452nd Combat Support Hospital, Afghanistan) and Deputy Chief of General Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (2005-2009).