MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - An Ohio emergency department physician has been commissioned into the Army reserves as a lieutenant colonel. The Journal-News reports that Dr. Mark Gebhart has been a physician for 21 years and hopes that his experience will help him care for wounded soldiers in the field. Gebhart was commissioned by U.S. Air Force Capt. Dr. Eric Mozeleski, a close friend, in an emergency department bay last week. Gebhard will be assigned to the 311th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team based in Sharonville. Gebhart says entering the military after a career as a civilian will be challenging, but he has a desire to provide "superb" care to those injured serving their country.

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