Lucian Tatsa-Laur, MD, MBA

Colonel (Ret.), Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Visiting Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

Dr. Lucian Tatsa-Laur is a Visiting Scientist at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is a board-certified psychiatrist (Israel) and holds an MD from the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine and an MBA in Healthcare Management from Tel Aviv University. Dr. Tatsa-Laur served over three decades in the Israel Defense Forces, retiring at the rank of Colonel. His military career included roles as Chief Psychiatrist of the Israeli Air Force and Intelligence Corps, and he is the architect of the IDF's Suicide Prevention Program. He headed the IDF Health Department during the Iron Swords War, leading mental health operations including the psychiatric care of returning hostages. His research interests include military psychiatry, PTSD, suicide prevention, and operational stress interventions.