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Dr. Elster assumed the role of Dean on 3 May 2021. The unique program has ranked among the top in the nation, and is the country’s only federal medical school. In this role, he leads the undergraduate medical education of more than 680 uniformed medical students and more than 340 civilian and military graduate students each year.
CAPT Elster was the Chair and Norman M. Rich Professor of Surgery for the USU Department of Surgery and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and served from 2008 to 2021. He also served as the Director of the Surgical Critical Care Initiative, a joint military and civilian program developing clinical decision support tools for critically ill patients. He is a member of several key organizations including the American College of Surgeons (ACS), Society of University Surgeons, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the Southern Surgical Association, the Halsted Society, the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, the Association of Master Education and the American Surgical Association. He was the co-chair of the strategic partnership between the Military and the ACS, the Military Health System Strategic Partnership American College of Surgeons, focused on advancing a shared ethos, as well as the Inaugural President of the Excelsior Society. He has published over 200 scientific manuscripts in leading journals such as JAMA, Annals of Surgery, American Journal of Transplantation, and Science Translational Medicine, and has received numerous research grants across all aspects of surgery.
Dr. Elster received his undergraduate and medical school degrees from the University of South Florida as a recipient of the Navy’s Health Professionals Scholarship Program. Upon graduation as a GMO–SI Marine expeditionary unit, he completed a general surgery residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Dr. Elster served as ship’s surgeon aboard the USS Kitty Hawk while stationed in the Persian Gulf. Upon returning, he completed a solid organ transplantation fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He was last deployed as a surgeon and director of Surgical Services at the NATO Role 3 Military Medical Unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Education/Academic qualification
Organ Transplant Fellow, National Institutes of Health
2003 → 2005
Chief Resident, General Surgery, National Naval Medical Center
2001 → 2002
Residency, General Surgery, National Naval Medical Center
1997 → 2001
Internship, General Surgery, National Naval Medical Center
1995 → 1996
Doctor of Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine
1991 → 1995
BA Interdisciplinary Studies, Bachelor, University of South Florida, Tampa
1987 → 1991
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SPECTROSCOPIC BIOMARKERS FOR MONITORING WOUND HEALING AND INFECTION IN COMBAT WOUNDS
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
30/09/10 → 29/10/13
Project: Research
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Spectroscopic Biomarkers for Monitoring Wound Healing and Infection in Combat Wounds
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
30/09/10 → 29/10/13
Project: Research
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Access to trauma center care: A statewide system-based approach
MIMIC Study Group, 1 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 95, 2, p. 242-248 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A random forest model using flow cytometry data identifies pulmonary infection after thoracic injury
Gelbard, R. B., Hensman, H., Schobel, S., Stempora, L., Gann, E., Moris, D., Dente, C. J., Buchman, T. G., Kirk, A. D. & Elster, E., 1 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 95, 1, p. 39-46 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Central role for neurally dysregulated IL-17A in dynamic networks of systemic and local inflammation in combat casualties
Zamora, R., Forsberg, J. A., Shah, A. M., Unselt, D., Grey, S., Lisboa, F. A., Billiar, T. R., Schobel, S. A., Potter, B. K., Elster, E. A. & Vodovotz, Y., 24 Apr 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, p. 6618 6618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ClotCatcher: a novel natural language model to accurately adjudicate venous thromboembolism from radiology reports
Wang, J., de Vale, J. S., Gupta, S., Upadhyaya, P., Lisboa, F. A., Schobel, S. A., Elster, E. A., Dente, C. J., Buchman, T. G. & Kamaleswaran, R., 16 Nov 2023, In: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 23, 1, p. 262Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development, refinement, and characterization of a nonhuman primate critical care environment
Bozzay, J. D., Walker, P. F., Atwood, R. E., DeSpain, R. W., Parker, W. J., Chertow, D. S., Mares, J. A., Leonhardt, C. L., Elster, E. A. & Bradley, M. J., Mar 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 3 March, e0281548.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Uniformed Services University Surgeon Lauded for Her Commitment to Service
9/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Uniformed Services University: Association of American Medical Colleges Honors Col. Pamela Williams - Champion of Medical Student Success
Eric Elster, Pamela Williams & Ryan Landoll
6/11/23 → 7/11/23
2 items of Media coverage
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AAMC HONORS COL. PAMELA WILLIAMS: CHAMPION OF MEDICAL STUDENT SUCCESS
Eric Elster, Pamela Williams & Ryan Landoll
6/11/23
2 items of Media coverage
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Walter Reed Hosts Transplant Summit to Foster Greater Collaboration Among Health Care Providers Domestically and Internationally
2/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Dr. Paige Waterman Named New Medicine Chair at the Uniformed Services University
20/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
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