SCHOLAR DIRECTORY

LCDR Litchfield enlisted in the Navy in 1991 and completed multiple shipboard assignments and an overseas tour in Yokosuka, Japan. He was selected for the Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program in 2000 and received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from Seattle University. He was Commissioned as an Ensign in December of 2002. Following graduation, he completed a tour as staff intensive care unit nurse at Naval Hospital Bremerton. LCDR Litchfield was selected for participation in the Navy Nurse Corps Anesthesia Program and received a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 2008. LCDR Litchfield was selected as the Agatha Hodgins Honor Graduate. After graduation he served as staff nurse anesthetist and clinical instructor at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune. He completed a seven month combat deployment in USS Eisenhower (CVN-69). LCDR Litchfield was again selected to participate in Duty Under Instruction and is currently assigned as a PhD student at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science. His research interests include studying neurocognitive changes following repetitive exposure to surgery and anesthesia and their potential effects on quality of life over time.