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Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 9: Motivations
Letter dated 8/31/11 Greetings from Leitner, Tumultuous last few weeks. My replacement was supposed to arrive during the first week of September. Not sure what happened, but he was a no show for his pre deployment training at Fort Benning. … Continue reading
Social Media for Surgeons
A recent bulletin of the American College of Surgeons features an article on social media for surgeons. The authors present social media as a time-efficient and cost-effective education and communication tool. While half of surgeons polled by ACS reported using Facebook … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 8: Family Hardship
Letters home from Major Eric Stark, in the OnSurg series describing his Iraq experience spanning from 2008 to 2011. Letter dated 8/10/2011 Greetings from COB Leitner, The last two weeks have been good. I am settled and have made a great new … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 7: Blood Patch
Major Stark returned from his first deployment in spring of 2009. After working stateside for two years, he was re-deployed to Iraq. Letter dated 7/27/2011: Greetings from COB Leitner, Finally made it. The trip began on 16 July at … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 6: VIP’s and the Countdown
Letter home from Major Eric Stark, in the OnSurg series describing his Iraq experience spanning from 2008 to 2011. Letter dated 4/3/2009: Greetings from B dad A little over a week left. We have been cruising along here in B … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 5: Wins and Losses
Letters home from Major Eric Stark, in the OnSurg series describing his Iraq experience spanning from 2008 to 2011. Letter dated 3/10/2008: Greetings from B dad Starting to get warm in the desert these days. I am hoping I get … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 4: Improvise and Dialyse
Letters home from Major Eric Stark, in the OnSurg series describing his Iraq experience spanning from 2008 to 2011. Letter dated 2/23/2008 Greetings from B dad, Slow last few weeks. The burn season is definitely over. No new kiddie admissions for … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 3: Little Burn Victims
Reports from Major Eric Stark, in the OnSurg series describing his Iraq experience spanning from 2008 to 2011. Letter dated 12/31/2008: The New Year has begun. I had a really depressing start. After the roommate left I had to clean … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 2: Exsanguinating Hemorrhage
Letters home from Major Eric Stark, in the OnSurg series describing his Iraq experience spanning from 2008 to 2011. Letter dated 12/5/2008: Hello from B dad I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. For all the fisheaters like … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 1: Bomb Blasts and Blackhawks
Major Eric Stark completed general surgery residency in June of 2008. A few months later he was deployed to Iraq where he treated American and Iraqi war casualties and civilians with various surgical conditions. He shared his experience with friends … Continue reading
