Kathleen M. Samsey, MD, MPH

Dr. Samsey is a graduate of Marquette University (BS in Biomedical Engineering) and the Emory University School of Medicine (MD), and she is board certified in Aerospace Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS).  Dr. Samsey’s military service in included overseeing emergency response systems for deployed units, developing advanced protocols for casualty evacuation, and medical advising and consultation to non-medical leaders under extreme conditions.  She accumulated nearly 100 combat flight hours while serving as a theater aviation brigade flight surgeon, and as a division surgeon she helped enhance combat casualty care and interoperability of Joint and Coalition Medical forces.  Across her long career at multiple echelons, Dr. Samsey effectively optimized medical readiness in aviators and warfighters, while limiting individual and operational risk.