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.

Capt. Gregory H. Gorman, MD, MHS, MC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences

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.

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.