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Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service Fall 2024

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Leah K. Spring, DO, FACMS, FAADMohs Surgeon and Cosmetic Dermatologist, Pariser Dermatology Specialists; Commander, U.S. Navy Medical Corps When Dr. Leah Spring joined the Navy after college, she expected the military would give her an opportunity to travel and practice medicine abroad for four years.  Instead, Dr. Spring spent 16 years on active duty, training as a … [Read more...] about Thank You for Your Service Fall 2024

Thank you for your service Summer 2024

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Carol M. Steiner, MD, FAAPStaff Pediatrician, TPMG James River Pediatrics; Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force Medical Corps (Ret.)  Born at just 30 weeks and 2½ pounds, she wasn’t breathing until an Army physician fought to resuscitate her. She spent the next three months in the hospital, once dropping down to 1 pound, 13 ounces as she struggled to survive.   Years later, when … [Read more...] about Thank you for your service Summer 2024

Thank you for your service Winter 2024

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Stephen L. Noble, MD, FACS Thoracic Surgeon, Chesapeake Regional Surgical Specialists; U.S. Navy Medical Corps (Ret.)  No matter where the Navy took Dr. Stephen Noble as a surgeon, including a wartime hospital in Afghanistan with regular mass casualty events, he embraced being part of a team with a common mission.  After seven years of military service, Dr. Noble … [Read more...] about Thank you for your service Winter 2024

Thank You for Your Service Fall 2023

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Michael J. Strunc, MD Child Neurology and Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters; Commander, U.S. Navy Medical Corps (Ret.) When Dr. Michael Strunc joined the Navy to help pay for medical school, he knew serving his country would be an honor.  He just didn’t realize how big an honor.  “I didn’t anticipate how meaningful it would feel to … [Read more...] about Thank You for Your Service Fall 2023

Thank You for Your Service Summer 2023

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JEAN D. KEMP, MD Staff Pathologist, Dominion Pathology Laboratories Dr. Jean Kemp’s time in the military began as a college freshman on a Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship. To her great surprise, her military service continued for nearly a quarter-century more.   The Navy provided Dr. Kemp with money for college and medical school, her … [Read more...] about Thank You for Your Service Summer 2023