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Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service Spring 2022

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David J. Zelinskas, DO, MPH Family Physician, TPMG Indian River Family Practice; Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy Reserves  As Dr. David Zelinskas watched a television report on the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, he knew another assignment in his Navy career was coming.  President Donald Trump had called on military physicians to help staff emergency … [Read more...] about Thank You for Your Service Spring 2022

Thank You for Your Service Winter 2022

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Stacey J. Rogers, MD Gynecologic Oncologist, Virginia Oncology Associates; U.S. Navy Medical Corps (Ret.) The 15 years that Dr. Stacey Rogers spent in the Navy shaped her as a doctor, providing her with advanced training in her field, invaluable insights on teamwork and new perspectives on the sacrifices made by military men and women.   Dr. Rogers fulfilled her … [Read more...] about Thank You for Your Service Winter 2022

Thank You for Your Service

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Joseph J. Sposato, DO, FACC Bayview Cardiovascular Associates; CAPT, U.S. Navy Medical Corps (Ret.) Thanks largely to the U.S. Navy, Dr. Joseph Sposato has learned to welcome new challenges in his life and career.  From two years embedded with a Marine unit, to deployments to the Mediterranean, Kuwait, Haiti and Norway, to 11 years at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, … [Read more...] about Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service Winter 2021

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William Adkins, MD, FACOG, Lakeview OB/GYN Capt., U.S. Naval Medical Corps Reserve (Ret) Without the military, Dr. William Adkins is certain that he wouldn’t have built a long, successful career in medicine. He’s not even sure he would have gone to college.  Forty years of service in the Air Force and Navy, including active duty and reserves in both branches, … [Read more...] about Thank You for Your Service Winter 2021