Past Winners

COL Jonathan M. Kissane has been recognized as the singular greatest driver of innovation in medical logistics.

COL Mabry contributed to the development of the Combat Application Tourniquet, brought about landmark changes in the Army’s Combat Lifesaver Program.

Captain Butler has served as a Navy SEAL, as an innovator and leader in dive medicine, and as the driving force of Tactical Combat Casualty Care.

COL Holcomb redesigned the evacuation system for wounded soldiers and advocated for the Joint Theater Trauma Registry to help standardize medical care.

Distinguished by her tireless work for the rights and well-being of patients, Colonel Laura Brosch is both a great leader and a great adviser in the field of military medicine.

Colonel Peter J. Weina, 2014 recipient of the Letterman award, has made bold steps to fight malaria and leishmania.

2013 Letterman Award recipient Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer is an internationally recognized health care thought leader and change agent.

Known for his wartime vision and practices, Colonel Shriver, devised an innovative method of closing severe abdominal wounds.

2011 Letterman Award Winner, Colonel Stojadinovic took on the complex challenge of battlefield wound care.

Vandre recognized the significant potential that tissue engineering and regenerative medicine could have in improving the lives of wounded warriors.

The single largest funder of the transplant of intact vascularized body parts, such as hands and faces.

Joint Trauma Systems is to improve trauma care delivery and patient outcomes across the continuum of care.

The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research is the Army’s lead research laboratory for improving the care of combat casualties.

2013 Letterman Award Winner, TATRC creates medical technology that has transformed the delivery of health care

Combat Casualty Care Research Program works tirelessly to reduce the mortality rate of battlefield injuries.

The Military Amputee Research Program (MARP) works to optimize recovery of Service Members after traumatic limb loss.

JTAPIC analyzes injury and operational data, highlighting vulnerabilities so they can be addressed.

MC4 moves the Letterman plan forward using the best of our modern technology to better inform caregivers on the battlefield and at home.

Inaugural Letterman Award winner, whether as one vast hospital or home to cutting edge military medicine, the city of Frederick continues Letterman's work.