Meet Dr. John Bradley Holcomb, Chairman of the Board at Hemostatics
Dr. John Bradley Holcomb earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas Medical School in 1985, subsequently embarking on a distinguished career with the U.S. Army. After completing his general surgery training in 1991, Dr. Holcomb served for a decade with the Joint Special Operations Command. Between 2002 and 2008, Colonel Holcomb commanded the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and acted as Trauma Consultant to the Army Surgeon General. His military career included numerous combat deployments, and he is notably a three-time recipient of the Army’s Greatest Invention Award.
Upon retiring from active duty in 2008, Dr. Holcomb received prestigious recognitions including the Lifetime Achievement Award in Trauma Resuscitation Science from the American Heart Association, the United States Special Operations Command Medal, and the Service Award from the American College of Surgery. Additionally, he has served as a longstanding member of the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care since 2001.
Transitioning into academia, Dr. Holcomb joined UT Health Houston as a Professor of Surgery from 2008 to 2019, where he earned the MAJ Jonathan Letterman Award from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in 2016. In 2019, he moved to the University of Alabama, Birmingham, continuing as a Professor of Surgery, actively engaged in clinical practice, medical education, and research. An accomplished entrepreneur, Dr. Holcomb co-founded and serves as Co-CEO of a healthcare IT company.
Dr. Holcomb has published over 650 peer-reviewed articles, serves on multiple boards, provides consultancy to numerous companies, and reviews manuscripts for more than 35 medical journals. Married since 1998 to Dr. Kelly Wirfel, he and his wife have two children.