Accomplishments
USAF Academy Freefall Parachute school 1983
5 Freefrall parachute jumps at US Air Force Academy
School of Aerospace Medicine (1999) Brooks, AFB TX Distinguished Graduate Top 10%
Attended 2 month school on aerospace medicine issues and received title of Air Force Flight Surgeon
United States Navy Dive and Salvage Training Center (2000) Panama City, FL Graduated with Distinction
Attended 2 month school and received both SCUBA and surface-supplied diving rating--Familiarization dives with rebreathing diving equipment
Board Certified American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (2009-2019)
Recognition of clinical excellence by national accreditation organization
Haiti Humanitarian Medical Mission (1999-2000)
Deployed to Haiti for 4 months and performed 70 operations for Haitian people in support of Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Iraqi Freedom-Kirkuk Airbase Iraq 2005
Deployed to Southwest Asia for four month medical mission in support of Coalition troops operating in Northern Iraq as 506 Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron (EMEDS). Operated with 126th Army Forward Surgical Team and served as both Chief of Medical Staff and Chief of Surgery.
Fellowship Trained in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Spent 6 months in Syndey Australia with Martin Sullivan specializing in foot and ankle surgery. The main hospitals were St Vincents and North Shore Private Hospital. The fellowship included trauma, arthroscopy, midfoot and hindfoot fusions, as well as sports medicine. Dr. Sullivan takes care of professional cricket, rugby, and soccer players in Australia.
