Brian Kirkwood, D.D.S., M.S.
Ph.D. Student
As a Dental Officer, he has served in the U.S. Army for over 13 years with assignments around the world. His professional career includes a diverse set of experiences to include leadership, clinical operations, healthcare facility construction projects, clinical practice, and mentoring dental residents. Since 2018, the U.S. Army assigned him to the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research focusing on Combat Casualty Care research where he held multiple leadership roles in research to include Deputy Program Manager: Organ Support Automation Technology, Deputy Chief: Combat Mortality Prevention Division, Deputy Chief: Dental and Craniofacial Research Department and Chief: Dental Materials. His career path led him to the Translation Science PhD program to refine his research skillset that will enable him to become a better leader in military medical research. His research interest focuses on the development of clinical artificial intelligence systems to enhance healthcare delivery in the prehospital environment.
Research Topic
Synthetic Generation of Diagnostic Medical Images for Development of Clinical Artificial Intelligent Models
Education
B.S., Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego, 2004
M.S., Biology, University of California, San Diego, 2005
D.D.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2010
Resident, Advanced Education General Dentistry, 2-year program, U.S. Army Post-Graduate Dental College, 2011-2013
M.S., Oral Biology, Uniformed Services University, 2013
Fellowship, Academy of General Dentistry, 2015
Board Certification, American Board of General Dentistry, 2015
Resident, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, 2018
Awards
U.S. Army Dental Corps Chief’s Award of Excellence, 2017
Publications
Publications (cited) or Link to your Google Scholar/List of All Publications
- Kirkwood, Brian. "Development of Military Teledentistry." Medical Journal, US Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) (2021).
- Lee, Christy I., et al. "Post-Cure Polymerization and Depth-of-Cure Behaviors of Dental Bulk-Fill Resin-Based Composites." Medical Journal, US Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) (2021).
- Kirkwood, Brian, et al. "Four‐day plaque regrowth evaluation of a peptide chewing gum in a double‐blind randomized clinical trial." Clinical and Experimental Dental Research 6.3 (2020): 318-327.
- Delaunay, Agnes, et al. "The ER-bound RING finger protein 5 (RNF5/RMA1) causes degenerative myopathy in transgenic mice and is deregulated in inclusion body myositis." PloS one 3.2 (2008): e1609.
- McGillivray, Shauna M., et al. "Mouse GnRH receptor gene expression is mediated by the LHX3 homeodomain protein." Endocrinology 146.5 (2005): 2180-2185.