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Home » Major Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award » Letterman Institute » Events & Programs » Past Winners

Past Winners

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine has proudly recognized individuals and organizations that carry on the legacy of Major Jonathan Letterman’s innovation and service to wounded warriors with the Letterman Award.

Do you know someone who carries on Letterman’s legacy today. Nominate them for the Annual Major Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award.

COL Jonathan M. Kissane

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

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COL Robert Mabry

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

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CAPT Frank K. Butler

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.

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COL John Holcomb

COL John Holcomb

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

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Colonel Laura Ruse Brosch, PhD RN, US Army Retired, recipient of the 2015 Letterman Award, is distinguished by her tireless work for the rights and well-being of patients. Image courtesy of the Frederick News Post.

COL Laura Ruse Brosch

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.

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

COL Peter J. Weina

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

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

Dr. Kenneth Kizer

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

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

COL Craig D. Shriver

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

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COL Alexander Stojadinovic

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

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2010 Letterman Award winner, Colonel Vandre recognized the significant potential that tissue engineering and regenerative medicine could have in improving the lives of wounded warriors.

COL Robert H. Vandre

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

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Tissue Injury and Regenerative Medicine Project

Tissue Injury and Regenerative Medicine Project

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

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

Joint Trauma System

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

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2014 Letterman Award Winner, The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research is the Army’s lead research laboratory for improving the care of combat casualties.

US Army Institute of Surgical Research

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

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

Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center

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

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2012 Letterman Award Winner, Combat Casualty Care Research Program works tirelessly to reduce the mortality rate of battlefield injuries.

Combat Casualty Care

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

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2011 Letterman Award Winner, the Military Amputee Research Program (MARP) works to optimize recovery of Service Members after traumatic limb loss.

Military Amputee Research Program

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

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

Joint Trauma Analysis and Prevention of Injury in Combat

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

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

Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care

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

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The City of Frederick

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

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