WarDocs - The Military Medicine Podcast

Norwegian Surgeon General Petter Iversen on Arctic Casualty Care, the Hard Limits of Cold Weather Medicine, and the Allied Medical Capacity Gap Facing Europe and the Pacific

What can a small nation with a fierce warrior tradition teach the world's largest militaries about keeping wounded soldiers alive? Brig. Gen. Petter Iversen, M.D., Surgeo

You Cannot Fire Your Way to Excellence: Prior White House Physician CAPT (Ret) Gerard R. Cox, MD, MHA on Accountability, Just Culture, and High Reliability in Federal Health Care

   Retired Navy Captain Gerard Cox, MD, built a forty-year career out of a four-year commitment. He signed with the Navy's Health Professions Scholarship Program because

Techniques Interventional Radiologists Use to Stop Deadly Bleeding Without Ever Making an Incision- Dr. John Pavlus

    Bleeding is what kills people after injury. In this companion conversation to their earlier episode, host and vascular surgeon Dr. Wayne Causey asks Dr. John Pavlus,

Expeditionary Interventional Radiology: Make the Case for Endovascular Care Forward on the Battlefield- Dr. John Pavlus and Dr. Jonathon Schutt

    Bleeding is what kills people after trauma. That single fact sits at the center of this WarDocs episode, in which host Dr. Wayne Causey, a vascular surgeon, sits down

Blood, Burns, and Autonomous En-Route Care: USAISR Commander, COL Shaun Brown, MD on the Research Keeping Wounded Soldiers Alive on Tomorrow's Battlefield

    What does it take to keep wounded Soldiers alive when the next war means hours — not minutes — to the operating table? In this special collaboration between WarDocs a

A Green Beret Medic’s Hard Truths: SFC(R) Luke Sciulli on Risk, Resilience, and Casualty Care at Scale

Episode Summary      On January 18, 2018, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Green Beret combat medic Luke Sciulli stopped being the medic and became the patient. A booby

Inside Insights on the USUHS School of Medicine and HPSP with COL Danielle Holt, MD: What It Really Takes to Become a Military Physician.

Episode Summary     What if a medical career could be built on profound purpose, paid for in full, and shaped by leadership opportunities no civilian path can match? In t

Face Fears, Build Confidence, Lead: CAPT (Ret) Kimberly Elenberg DNP RN on Growth and Innovation in Military Medicine and Beyond

    Few careers in military medicine trace an arc as wide as that of CAPT (Ret) Kimberly Elenberg, DNP, RN. In this episode she sits down with WarDocs to map a journey th

The Evolution of Combat Medicine and Preparing for Large-Scale Combat Operations-Army Deputy Surgeon General, BG Lance Raney, MD

   In this episode of WarDocs, Army Deputy Surgeon General Dr. Lance Raney discusses the past, present, and future of military medicine. The conversation begins with Dr.

Trauma Czar Col Valerie Sams, MD on Skill Sustainment, Clinical Readiness, and Optimizing the Military Health System

Col Valerie Sams, MD is an Air Force trauma surgeon, surgical critical care expert, and the Director of the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS

From Space to the Battlefield: Astronaut, Marine, and Physician Dr. David Hilmers on AI-Driven Tools, Innovation, and the Future of Combat Casualty Care.

   In this episode of WarDocs, Dr. David Hilmers, a retired Marine Colonel, four-time NASA Space Shuttle astronaut, and dual-trained physician in internal medicine and pe

Why Academia, Industry, and Military Medicine Must Work Together to Win the Next War with Dr. Paul D. Biddinger

      Dr. Paul D. Biddinger, Chief Preparedness and Continuity Officer at Mass General Brigham and one of the nation's foremost authorities on disaster medicine, joins Wa

From 18 Delta to Doctoral Degree: MSG(R) Jonathan Lu Shares Insights on Lifelong Learning and Bridging Military Experience with Academia.

   In this episode, Master Sergeant (Retired) John Lu joins WarDocs to share his profound journey from a conventional Army medic to a Special Forces 18 Delta and ultimate

Shield and Ship: Lt Col Charisma Evangelista, MD, on Combat Ocular Trauma, Refractive Readiness, and Her Journey Becoming a Hero of Military Medicine

  This episode of WarDocs features Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, Dr. Charisma Evangelista, the Air Force’s leading voice on refractive surgery and an expert in ocular tra

Revolutionizing Amputee Care and Rehabilitation- Restoring Wounded Warriors and Families: COL(R) Paul Pasquina, MD.

   Following the events of 9/11, the United States military medical system faced an unprecedented challenge as casualties with devastating limb loss and complex polytraum

Bringing Combat Whole Blood Pre-Hospital Protocols to Civilian Trauma- Dr. Don Jenkins and Dr. Alex Bowers

    In this compelling episode of the podcast, we explore the groundbreaking paradigm shift of bringing whole blood resuscitation from the combat zones of Afghanistan dir

Optimizing for the Mission: A Master Class in Leadership and Healthcare Transformation with Army Surgeon General LTG Mary K. Izaguirre, DO

    This episode of WarDocs features an in-depth conversation with LTG Mary K. Izaguirre, DO, the 46th Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Co

Award-Winning Research on Persistent MRI Findings Unique to Blast and Repetitive Mild TBI- David F. Tate, PhD

   This episode of WarDocs features Dr. David Tate, a clinical neuropsychologist and lead author of the 2025 Military Medicine Article of the Year. The discussion centers

From Black Hawk Down to Mission Zero: COL(R) Robert Mabry, MD, on Modernizing Operational Medicine and Medic Training

    In this episode of War Docs, we speak with retired Army Colonel Dr. Robert Mabry, a figure whose career trajectory from an 18 Delta Special Forces medic to a senior p

Orthopedic Surgery on the High Seas and the Evolution of Humanitarian Disaster Relief in Navy Medicine: V. Franklin Sechriest II, MD

     In this episode of WarDocs, we sit down with Dr. Franklin Sechriest, a former US Navy   Commander and orthopedic surgeon, to explore the high-stakes world of Humanit