trauma, critical care, surgical education, quality improvement

Dr. Bradley received his undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University, his Doctor of Medicine from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, graduating with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. After medical school, he completed his residency in General Surgery at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in Bethesda, MD. Following residency, he was assigned as the Ship’s Surgeon on board the George HW Bush, CVN 77 during its maiden deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He completed his fellowship training in Trauma and Critical Care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, MD. Upon completion of his fellowship, he was transferred to the Naval Medical Research Center in Silver Spring, MD serving as the Department Head for the Regenerative Medicine Department. Dr. Bradley was appointed the Program Director of the general surgery residency in 2020 and holds an academic position as a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University. Dr. Bradley has been deployed several times including as the Chief of Trauma at the NATO Role III Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2014. He is dual board certified in general surgery and trauma critical care. Dr. Bradley currently serves as the military director of the Military Health Systems Strategic Partnership of the American College of Surgeons and as the Navy State Vice-Chair for the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Association for Program Directors in Surgery, the American Association for Surgery in Trauma, the Eastern Association for the Surgery in Trauma, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Association for Academic Surgery.