Associate Professor/Scientific Lead
Texas A&M University; Institute of Surgical Research
JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Dr. Edwards completed ROTC and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois. He was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the army and served as an infantry and signal corps officer for 5 years. After this stint in the military, he attended the University of Georgia where he earned his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree. He then reentered the army and completed a one-year rotating internship at the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Center at Lackaland Air Force Base, TX. He went on to serve in a number of assignments in Arizona and Georgia as well as a deployment with the 10th Mountain Division to Iraq as the Division’s Agricultural advisor and Veterinarian. He returned to the University of Georgia to complete a combined masters degree and a residency in veterinary emergency and critical care medicine. Upon completion of his training, he became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and subsequently led the busiest Veterinary Treatment Facility in the Department of Defense based in Okinawa, Japan. He then served at the US Army Institute of Surgical Research as both the Deputy Director of Research as well as the Research Support Division Chief. During this time, he conducted research into areas vital to Military Working Dogs including coagulation abnormalities, transfusion medicine, shock, trauma and resuscitation. He retired from the army and worked for two years at BluePearl Veterinary Specialists in San Antonio as both a critcalist and the ER Service Lead. He is now an associate professor at Texas A&M University with a dual appointment as the Hemorrhage Control and Vascular Dysfunction department scientific lead at the Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, TX.
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