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| Wendy K. Dean, M.D. | |
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| Advanced Development Strategist Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine US Army Medical Material Development Activity Fort Detrick, MD |
Bio: Dr. Dean brings a diverse medical background to her position as Advanced Development Strategist in the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Training and practice in surgery, psychiatry and emergency medicine is a rich foundation from which to evaluate the progress of research projects aimed at restoring lost form and function to severely injured wounded warriors. Dr. Dean’s areas of academic interest include strategies for improving health care delivery, novel mechanisms for funding product development, cognitive injuries in military populations, and technologic aids to training and practice in health care.
What is the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine?
The Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) is a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary network working to develop advanced treatment options for our severely wounded servicemen and women. The AFIRM is managed and funded through the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC); with additional funding from the US Navy, Office of Naval Research; the US Air Force, Office of the Surgeon General; the National Institutes of Health; the Veterans Administration; the Department of Defense, Health Affairs and local public and private matching funding.AFIRM website: www.afirm.mil
PUBLICATIONS:
Dean, W. The Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine: A Collaborative Approach to Department of Defense-Relevant Research. World Stem Cell Congress Report. (in press).
Macedonia, CM, Rosen, JM, Dean WK. Virtual Valley Forge: A Revolutionary Hospital Concept. Military Medicine. April 2011.
Brunette, M, Dean, W. Community mental health care for women with severe mental illness who are parents. Community Mental Health Journal. April 2002. 38(2):153-65.
Brown W, Rosen J, Satava R. Virtual reality and surgical training: simulating the future. Minimally Invasive Therapy: 1994:3: 81-86.
Medical Advisor for videotape by New Leaf Systems, Inc, Foster City, CA. A Virtual Reality Simulation of Abdominal Surgery. 1994.
Brown W, Rosen J, Satava R. Medical Applications of Virtual Reality. Chapter in a book of recommendations to the National Academy of Science on the future of virtual reality technology. November, 1993.