The Cutting Edge

Tools of the medical trade are neatly laid out prior to a hernia surgery in the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, Southwest Asia, August, 17, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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U.S. Air Force Major Thomas Ziolkowski, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group general surgeon, performs a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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U.S. Air Force Major Noris Jackson assists General Surgeon Maj. Thomas Ziolkowski with a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. Jackson and Ziolkowski are both assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Members of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group perform a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August, 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Members of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group perform a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August, 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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U.S. Air Force Major Noris Jackson assists General Surgeon Maj. Thomas Ziolkowski with a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. Jackson and Ziolkowski are both assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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U.S. Air Force Major Noris Jackson assists General Surgeon Maj. Thomas Ziolkowski with a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. Jackson and Ziolkowski are both assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nnamdi Chidebe (foreground) hands a surgical scissor to General Surgeon Maj. Thomas Ziolkowski while performing a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. Chidebe and Ziolkowski are both assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Members of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group perform a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August, 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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U.S. Air Force Major Thomas Ziolkowski, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group general surgeon, closes a surgical wound after performing a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. Ziolkowski is deployed from Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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U.S. Air Force Major Thomas Ziolkowski, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group general surgeon, closes a surgical wound after performing a hernia surgery in Southwest Asia, August 17, 2012. The 379th surgical team provides surgical support for the entire area of responsibility. Ziolkowski is deployed from Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Surgeons in Action: The Cutting Edge

Published Aug. 31, 2012