Conference Speakers

Dr Rappold is an Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to entering medical school, he completed 8 years and multiple deployments as a US Navy nuclear submarine officer serving on a variety of submarines. His surgical internship and residency were completed at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and his fellowship was completed at the University of California San Diego. He then commenced a series of combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan commanding a variety of facilities including all US personnel at the British Field Hospital at Camp Bastion. In 2008 he was the Joint Trauma Theater Medical Director responsible for all surgical care in both combat theaters. In San Diego he directed the SICU and eventually became chair of the Department of Surgery at the military’s largest medical facility. He has published multiple articles and book chapters and currently directs a translational research laboratory focused on TXA at the Maine Health Institute for Research. He has received a variety of unit and personal awards including the Bronze Star for valor in combat and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal among others.