Meet Edward…

Edward G. Schrank is a 5-time head and neck cancer survivor from chemical exposure while serving 15 years in the United States Marine Corps.

Schrank, 42, is a healthcare entrepreneur. He is the founding partner of LFDM, building emerging technology partnerships across healthcare platforms. He has also formed the Military Cancer Initiative to build partnerships between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA) and leading private sector cancer institutions.

Previously, Schrank built positions as Vice President of Strategic Planning at Fifth Third Bank and Special Assistant to the Mayor of the City of Chicago.

From 1996 to 2012, Schrank served as on active duty Marine. He started his career on the physics side of precision measurement and spent the second half bridging data platforms between the DOD and other agencies.

Although he had lost his left eye and parts of his skull in 2007 during his first occurrence with cancer from exposure to JP5/8 jet fuel, Schrank fought successfully to remain on active duty in the Marine Corps until the fallout of the second occurrence. His pathway has since included multiple resections and the largest dose of medical radiation to date.

Edward Schrank has been featured in the “War and Peace” exhibit at The National Museum of The Marine Corps, named Marine of the Year, and ASTRO Survivor of the Year. He was selected as the Honor Graduate seven times in military training and was meritoriously promoted twice.

Today, in the face of overwhelming odds and unbelievable adversity, Edward has set his goal to do something that just a year ago he was told would be impossible: to speak, let alone sing. And what better, than to sing national anthem and project the meaning of the anthem to other people.

Although he had lost his left eye and parts of his skull in 2007 during his first occurrence with cancer from exposure to JP5/8 jet fuel, Schrank fought successfully to remain on active duty in the Marine Corps until the fallout of the second occurrence. His pathway has since included multiple resections and the largest dose of medical radiation to date.

Edward Schrank has been featured in the “War and Peace” exhibit at The National Museum of The Marine Corps, named Marine of the Year, and ASTRO Survivor of the Year. He was selected as the Honor Graduate seven times in military training and was meritoriously promoted twice.

Today, in the face of overwhelming odds and unbelievable adversity, Edward has set his goal to do something that just a year ago he was told would be impossible: to speak, let alone sing. And what better, than to sing national anthem and project the meaning of the anthem to other people.

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