Dr. Thomas A. Davis is the Professor and Vice Chair of Research at the Department of Surgery, University of the Health Sciences. He obtained his Ph.D. from the George Washington University. Dr. Davis has had a long-standing interest in the mechanisms involved in acute cellular and organ injury in inflammatory states such as shock, trauma, and sepsis. His research interests, which are funded by the Department of Defense and USUHS, include stem cell biology, musculoskeletal trauma, heterotopic ossification, muscle fibrosis, tissue regeneration, osseointegration, wound healing and repair, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and combat-related prolonged field care outcomes. He is the author of more than 125 scholarly articles and has delivered presentations worldwide and serves an ad hoc reviewer for numerous journals in his area of research.