The vice president of Heron Therapeutics in La Jolla, California, Dr. Erol Onel possesses strong clinical experience with a history in the pharmaceutical and urological fields. Erol Onel also contributes to community organizations like the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), which administers the Warrior Care Network to support military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).

1. WARRIOR CARE
NETWORK
CONNECTS
VETERANS WITH
MENTAL HEALTH
CARE OPTIONS
Erol Onel

2. Introductio
n
• The vice president of HeronTherapeutics in La
Jolla, California, Dr. Erol Onel possesses strong
clinical experience with a history in the
pharmaceutical and urological fields. Erol Onel
also contributes to community organizations
like theWoundedWarrior Project (WWP),
which administers theWarrior Care Network to
support military veterans with posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain
injuries (TBIs).
More than 2.4 million men and women have
deployed to serve the country since the events
of September 11, 2001, and studies indicate
that a rising percentage of military veterans
return with PTSD or aTBI.These growing
numbers make it increasingly difficult for
veterans to access timely and effective mental
health treatment for invisible wounds such as
PTSD andTBIs.

3. Warrior
Care
Network
• TheWarrior Care Network addresses the
issue through a partnership between
WWP and four national academic medical
centers: UCLA Health, Rush University
Medical Center, Massachusetts General
Hospital, and Emory Healthcare.
The partnership enables the Warrior Care
Network to connect veterans with world-
class care and focuses on reaching
veterans that might otherwise go
untreated due to gaps in government
care.Through the network, veterans
receive referrals to partnering hospitals
for evaluation and treatment at no cost.
Additionally, the program covers travel
expenses for veterans and their family
members.