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Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron chief of laser medicine, reviews medical chart information before surgery


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Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron chief of laser medicine, reviews medical chart information before surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Hivnor helped pioneer the use of lasers in burn treatment at the start of the Iraq War and has worked to perfect the technique over the last 12 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Katherine Spessa/Released)

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