OPERATIONAL MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM & TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

Main Conference & Exhibits: March 3-4, 2027
Where: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center | San Antonio, Texas

About OPMED

Advancing Warfighter Survivability for Large-Scale Combat Operations

The 2027 Operational Medicine Symposium (OPMED) & Technology Showcase is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. The 9th Annual Symposium aims to advance the lethality, survivability, and readiness of the Joint Force by championing military medical innovations.

2027 Speakers Include:

2027 Agenda Coming Soon!

MG John “Brad” Bowlin, USA

Commanding General, 36th Infantry Division, Texas National Guard

FORCM PatrickPaul Mangaran, USN

Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Defense Health Agency

COL Michael Tarpey, MD, USA

Chief, Department of Combat Medicine; US Army Medical Center of Excellence; Former Command Surgeon, USSOCOM

CSM John E. Dobbins, USA

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Army Surgeon General; Command Sergeant Major, US Army Medical Command; Chief, AMEDD Enlisted Corps

CMSgt James M. Woods, USAF

Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General; Chief, Medical Enlisted Force of the U.S. Space Force; Senior Enlisted Leader, Air Force Medical Command

CAPT Matthew Tadlock, USN, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Naval Surface Forces Pacific; General Surgery Specialty Leader for the Surgeon General, BUMED; Chair of the Committee on Surgical Combat Casualty Care, Joint Trauma System Defense Committee on Trauma

SGM Ryan Nemeth

Senior Enlisted Medical Advisor, U.S. Special Operations Command

COL Benjamin Ingram, MD, USA

Commander, Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

COL Benjamin Donham, MD, USA

Professor (Clinical) – Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, USUHS; Senior Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs

COL Charles Bane, DVM, PhD, USA

Director, Operational Medical Systems Force Health Protection Division, DHA

Maj Elizabeth Powell, MD, USAFR

Emergency Services Physician, University of Maryland Medical Center and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; Reservist Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA), Special Operations Surgical Teams (SOST)

Christin Duran, PhD

Force Health Protection Product Area Lead, 711th Human Performance Wing

About the Operational Medicine Symposium

Why You Should Attend

Defense Strategies Institute’s 9^th Annual Operational Medicine Symposium & Technology Showcase will bring together senior leaders from across the Military Health System, Department of War, federal government, academia, and industry to explore advancements in the field of battlefield medicine and improve the delivery of healthcare across all echelons, from point of injury to medical treatment facilities.

The Joint Force is preparing for an increasingly complex global security environment and the demands of large-scale combat operations, which will be defined by operations in contested, distributed, and resource-constrained environments. Future conflicts may be marked by mass casualties, prolonged evacuation timelines, disrupted logistics and resupply routes, and prolonged care in austere, geographically diverse theaters. This year’s OPMED Symposium will explore the latest approaches in trauma care, prolonged casualty care, medical evacuation, force health protection, blood product logistics, and operational medical readiness. Sessions will explore the integration of AI and emerging capabilities, the need for interoperability among the Joint Force and Special Operations Forces, efforts to transform theater readiness, perspectives from Senior Enlisted Leaders, gaps in medical training & education, the role of medical countermeasures and biodefense innovation, as well as efforts to overcome contested logistics and enable medical evacuations.

Register for the 2027 OPMED Symposium to hear from and engage with senior leaders from the military medical community to learn how healthcare is evolving to meet the demands of large-scale combat operations. Join 1,200 military medical professionals, practitioners, clinicians, government leaders, researchers, and industry representatives at this premier event to share your ideas, research, strategies, and solutions to strengthen Warfighter survivability and enhance the medical readiness of the Joint Force.