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Tag: Maj. Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award

USAISR doctor earns prestigious award for medical excellence
October 11, 2017 — Dr. Frank Butler, a retired Navy captain and SEAL, was the recipient of the Maj. Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award during a ceremony in Frederick, Md., Sept. 15... MORE

Dr. Frank Butler and his wife Debbie during the award ceremony where he was presented the 10th Annual Major Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine Sept. 15.

Former USAISR commander receives 2016 Medical Excellence Award
November 15, 2016 — A former commander at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, or USAISR, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was presented with the 9th Annual Maj. Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award Oct. 6 during an awards ceremony in Dickerson, Md. ... MORE

Staff members from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, or USAISR, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, or USAMRMC, attend the 9th Annual Maj. Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award ceremony in Dickerson, Md., Oct. 6 where Dr. John B. Holcomb was presented the Individual Award. From left are Col. (Dr.) Shawn Nessen, USAISR commander; Col. (Dr.) Todd Rasmussen, USAMRMC deputy director of Combat Casualty Care Research; Dr. John Holcomb, director for the Center for Translational Injury Research at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston; and Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jennifer Gurney, trauma surgeon and Trauma System Development chief at the USAISR Joint Trauma System.