Navy Cmdr. Sayjal Patel, an ophthalmologist and residency program director for the Department of Ophthalmology at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, accepts the TRICARE Healthcare Innovations Award for the “Per Capita Cost” category on behalf of Naval Medical Center San Diego during the 2012 Military Health System (MHS) Conference. The conference was held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 1, 2012. Pictured left to right: Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Army surgeon general, Na

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Navy Cmdr. Sayjal Patel, an ophthalmologist and residency program director for the Department of Ophthalmology at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, accepts the TRICARE Healthcare Innovations Award for the “Per Capita Cost” category on behalf of Naval Medical Center San Diego during the 2012 Military Health System (MHS) Conference. The conference was held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 1, 2012. Pictured left to right: Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Army surgeon general, Navy Cmdr. Sayjal Patel, Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, Navy surgeon general, and Lt. Gen. Charles B. Green, Air Force surgeon general. — DoD photo by Johnny Bivera 2012 MHS Conference, JDB by MilitaryHealth

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