Conference Speakers

Dr. Cannon is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania where he serves as the Trauma Program Medical Director and the Section Chief of Trauma in the Department of Surgery. He is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy and Harvard Medical School and holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. He served on active duty in the US Air Force from 2006 to 2015 as a trauma surgeon with multiple combat deployments. His research interests include improving outcomes from hemorrhagic shock, developing technology for the treatment of acutely injured patients, and military-civilian trauma training partnerships.