WITNESS LIST
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
FULL COMMITTEE HEARING on the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):  The Continuum of Care for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 10:00 a.m.
Room 334, Cannon House Office Building 

Panel 1 

Mrs. Stefanie Pelkey
Spring, Texas 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Accompanied by: 

Ms. Sherry Forbish 

Panel 2 

COL Charles W. Hoge, M.D.
Chief of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, Division of Neurosciences
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
United States Army 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

LTC Charles C. Engle, Jr., M.D., MPH
Chief, DoD Deployment Health Clinical Center
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
United States Army 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Matthew J. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Department of Veterans Affairs 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Alfonso R. Batres, Ph.D., MSSW
Chief 
Office of Readjustment Counseling
Department of Veterans Affairs 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Terence M. Keane, Ph.D.
President
Association of VA Psychologist Leaders
VA Boston Health Care System 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Panel 3 

Michael E. Kilpatrick, M.D.
Deputy Director, Deployment Health Support Directorate
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Accompanied by: 

Jack W. Smith, M.D., MMM, FAAFP, CPE, CHE
Director of Clinical and Program Policy Integration
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Department of Defense 

Brig. Gen. Michael J. Kussman, M.D., MS, MACP, (U.S. Army Ret)
Deputy Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Accompanied by: 

Mr. John E. Barilich, MSW, MBA
Operations Officer for VISN 10
Department of Veterans Affairs 

and 

Mark Shelhorse, M.D.
Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health and
Chief Medical Officer for VISN 6
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Testimony for the Record 

Mr. James B. King
National Executive Director
AMVETS 

Mr. John Sommer
Executive Director
The American Legion 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Dave Gorman
Executive Director
Disabled American Veterans 

Mr. Del McNeal
Executive Director
Paralyzed Veterans of America 

Mr. Bob Wallace
Executive Director
Veterans of Foreign Wars 

Mr. Richard Weidman
Government Relations Director
Vietnam Veterans of America 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

James H. Scully, Jr., M.D.
Medical Director
American Psychiatric Association
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)