Capt. Gregory H. Gorman, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Bethesda, MD

Captain Gorman is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University and consultant at the National Institutes of Health. A graduate of Georgetown University and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, he is double-boarded in Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology and board eligible in Clinical Informatics. He completed a Masters in Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and has authored over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles focusing on the health of military-connected children, pediatric kidney disease, and the epidemiology and informatics needs of humanitarian assistance operations. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Society of Nephrology. He was named Master Clinician at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and is the recipient of multiple military and civilian research and teaching awards.

Dr. Barbara Craig, USN, Ret.
Title

Bethesda, MD

Dr. Barbara Craig – (CAPT, Medical Corps, US Navy-Retired) is the senior board certified child abuse pediatrician in the Department of Defense (DOD.) She has worked at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland for 23 years and at other military bases prior to this. Dr. Craig served for 32 years as an active duty Naval Officer pediatrician, and is now a civilian DOD employee in the same role as a child abuse expert. She founded and continues to be the Director the Armed Forces Center for Child Protection, the military’s only child protection center and child maltreatment consultation service.
In addition to patient care, Dr. Craig regularly works with multidisciplinary agencies including health professionals, lawyers, social workers, and criminal investigators. She serves as a consultant for the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the Department of State including clinical assessments which include direct patient care locally and internationally, medical-legal case reviews, expert testimony, training, and education. She regularly testifies as an expert witness for both prosecution and defense in military courts-martial and other legal proceedings.
While stationed at Naval Hospital Bremerton, WA, Dr. Craig co-created the first DOD child fatality review team, the first medical rotations for military pediatricians to work with her to learn more about child abuse and neglect, and the first consultative service for multi-disciplinary professionals in the DOD needing assistance with child abuse cases. Now at Walter Reed and in the National Capital Area, Dr. Craig is the longest serving member of the Navy FAP Incident Determination Committee (IDC) appeals team (HRT) the longest standing medical representative for the DOD Family Advocacy Command Assistance Teams (FACAT), and the medical representative on the Navy and Marine Corps Spouse and Child Death Review Team.

Lt. Helene Pinches, MD, MC
Fellow, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

LT Pinches received her B.S. in Biology and B.A. in History from Providence College in 2009. She was accepted to the Health Professions Scholarship Program and received her commission in the USN in 2011. She graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2014. LT Pinches then completed residency training in Pediatrics at the National Capital Consortium program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, graduating in 2017. She is currently in her second year as a clinical fellow in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics in the Division of Developmental Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital.

Lt. Cmdr Jennifer L. Jaskiewicz, DO, MC
Staff Pediatric Neurologist
Navy Medical Center

Portsmouth, VA

LCDR Jaskiewicz hails from Silver Spring, MD and attended Pomona College (BA, Neuroscience 2001). She was commissioned as an Ensign in the Naval Reserves in 2006 and attended Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine-CA in 2010. She completed both her Pediatric Residency in 2013 and subsequently her Pediatric Neurology Fellowship in 2016 in the National Capital Consortium.

LCDR Jaskiewicz reported as staff Pediatric Neurologist to NMCP in 2016. She deployed on the USNS COMFORT Enduring Promise mission in 2018. At NMCP, she has participated numerous quality improvement initiatives. She is currently serving as Chair of the Long Term Opioid Therapy Safety Program.

LCDR Jaskiewicz is board certified in General Pediatrics, as well as Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology. She holds an academic appointment as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Her military decorations include 2 Joint Service Awards.

Maj. Alison M Helfrich, DO, F.A.A.P., MC
Medical Director of Pediatrics
Spangdahlem Air Base

Spangdahlem, Germany

Maj (Dr.) Alison M. Helfrich is the Pediatrics Clinic Element Chief, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany. She is the sole Pediatrician dedicated to providing comprehensive medical care for over 1,100 pediatric beneficiaries through accessible, high quality healthcare in the Pediatrics Medical Home. In addition to acute and preventative medical care, she also serves as Medical Director of Pediatrics where she orchestrates policies and procedures. Lastly, she is and Allergy Extender and the Medical Director of Allergy/Immunizations where she oversees vaccinations and allergy immunotherapy for the 6,000 beneficiaries.

Maj Helfrich graduated from Allegheny College and commissioned into the Air Force through the Health Professions Scholarship Program while she received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to her current position, the major was the Medical Director for Pediatrics at Misawa AB, Japan where she ensured continuous coverage of inpatient pediatric medicine and medical evacuations to definitive care hospitals.

Lt. Col. Ryan P. Flanagan
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences
Tripler Army Medical Center

Honolulu, HI

LTC Ryan Flanagan, the son of a career infantry officer who was born in an Army hospital, is a Pediatric and Fetal Cardiologist at Tripler Army Medical Center. He is a Chicago native who obtained a BS in Civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign prior to attending the Uniformed Services University. He completed pediatric residency at Madigan Army Medical Center and Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was intimately involved with instituting pulse oximetry screening serving as an expert panel members to the North Carolina DHHS Task Force for Newborn Screening for Congenital Heart Defects while station at Fort Bragg. Since January 2017 he has been stationed at Tripler Army Medical Center where in addition to his clinical roles he has served as the Associate Pediatric Residency Program Director and will assume the position of Pediatric Residency Program Director this upcoming summer.

Krystyna Bienia
Clinical Psychologist
Defense Health Institute

Falls Church, VA

Dr. Bienia is a clinical psychologist and a senior policy analyst for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in the Medical Affairs Directorate in Falls Church, VA. Dr. Bienia has extensive knowledge of empirically supported medical and behavioral treatments used in primary and specialty care settings. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University/Washington D.C. Dr. Bienia currently maintains a private practice providing evidence-based mental health services.
Dr. Bienia serves as the DHA lead for the upcoming Complex Pediatric Clinical Community and is the clinical program lead supporting the TRICARE Health Plans for the rapidly evolving Autism Care Demonstration where she implements clinical expertise in program development and oversight for a program that significantly impacts overall Military readiness. She has over ten years of experience working directly with beneficiaries diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder as well as their families and other health care providers.
Dr. Bienia was involved in the Department of Defense publication of the Final Rule in 2016: “TRICARE: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment” that contained comprehensive revisions to the TRICARE regulation for mental health and SUD treatment for all TRICARE eligible beneficiaries. She participated in the overhaul of the TRICARE Program Manual changes that implemented the sweeping rulemaking changes. Dr. Bienia also worked at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in the Adult Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic until 2013 at which time she came over to DHA.

Dr. Kelly Blasko, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Defense Health Agency

Falls Church, VA

Dr. Kelly Blasko is a counseling psychologist leading the mHealth Integration web and mobile app program for the Defense Health Agency’s Connected Health Branch. She earned her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy at Appalachian State University and her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. Her undergraduate degree is in electrical engineering from Boston University and she has worked for telecommunications companies as a senior advisor in new product development. She has worked in various clinical settings including marriage and family clinics, university counseling centers, and community mental health centers. Her area of expertise is developing technology solutions to improve the psychological health for military service members and their families. She manages website and mobile application development teams that include psychologists, project managers, software developers, graphic designers, usability specialists and marketing experts. She has led research teams to evaluate the effectiveness of online psychoeducation and has participated in multiple program evaluations of the mobile web programs. She is internationally recognized for her work in using technology to improve the well-being of military children and their parents including the development of the award-winning Military Kids Connect® and the Sesame Street for Military Families programs. Currently she is managing projects to design and develop web- and mobile apps and to improve the adoption of mobile technologies in various clinical communities within the military health system.