After Sydney R. Hinds graduated from West Point he went on to dedicate 30 years of military medical service.  He received his M.D. from the University of Connecticut Health Center and was re-commissioned as an Army Captain.

Dr. Sydney R. Hinds, COL (retired) completed his neurology internship and residency at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center . He was a staff neurologist and then chief of neurology at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

 While deployed to Afghanistan, Col. Hinds served as the theater neurology consultant and oversaw standardization of concussion care at 11 concussion care centers which included MRI utilization. Performing site visits allowed him to ensure that staff had appropriate training, education, and resources. He reviewed cases, shared best practices, promoted in-theater TBI research, worked with theater providers to identify and close gaps inpatient care, and provided valuable information which shaped DoD TBI policy.

Listen to Dr. Hinds as he describes how his experience treating brain injury survivors in combat applies to stateside recovery services.

https://newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/Sidney-Hinds