ARC3
Advanced Resuscitation in Combat Casualty Care Laboratory
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The Advanced Resuscitation in Combat Casualty Care (ARC3) Laboratory is a collaborative effort with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support operationally relevant research. Our mission is supported through infrastructure.
Lab space, and collaborative relationships to promote the integration of military and civilian personnel and we strive to foster future operational clinicians and researchers. We specialize in austere critical care, combat casualty care, and military and prehospital relevant research.
Researchers
Primary Investigator
Elizabeth K. Powell, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine and Surgery
Co-Primary Investigators
Colonel Bruce Andrew Lynch, MD
Director, C-STARS Baltimore
Col Bruce Lynch is the Director of the Air Force Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills-Baltimore, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, 711 Human Performance Wing, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He directs the largest Military-Civilian medical partnership in the Air Force. He and his staff of 35 active-duty members and civilians are responsible for the pre-deployment medical training of over 500 airmen annually.
Jody Cantu, PhD
AFRL ERC PAL
Samuel M. Galvagno Jr., D.O., Ph.D., M.S., M.B.A., F.C.C.M.
Professor, Interim Chair of Anesthesia
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dr. Galvagno's research goal is to coordinate, develop, and lead efforts to advance the science of critical care, combining regional applications with a global perspective, through the cultivation of a versatile and robust research methodology. He has secondary interests in patient monitoring, resuscitation, safety & quality improvement in the intensive care unit, and medical education. He has authored over 120 peer-reviewed papers and has authored several textbooks and textbook chapters. He has received funding from the NIH and DoD.
Vincent DeMario, MHS
Baltimore Medical Research Site Lead
En Route Care Section
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Mr. DeMario serves as the Medical Research Site Lead at the University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMB) for the En Route Care Section of the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and supports various efforts across UMB. His research interests focus on blood product utilization, trauma resuscitation and operations, and patient-centered outcomes research. Prior to joining AFRL, Mr. DeMario has held research roles with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; the University of Maryland at Baltimore; and, most recently, Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA), where he worked as a Senior Project Manager. Mr. DeMario earned a Master of Health Science (MHS) in Health Economics & Outcomes Research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2019) and has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed papers and abstract presentations.
Lab Members
Please check back soon. If you're interested in learning more, or joining our team, email Elizabeth Powell.
Latest News
We are in the process of completing a lab space renovation (complete July, 2024) so that our space aligns with and supports our mission and vision. Please check back soon for updates!