Flight Surgeons

DR. MARC GRIOFA — FLIGHT SURGEON

Dr. Marc O Griofa, M.D. (MB BCh BAO), Ph.D., F.A.W.M. is one of the flight surgeons for the MDRS missions. He received his medical degree from

 University College Dublin and his PhD from University of Limerick. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine. Marc is the principle investigator for Project CASPER (Cardiac Adapted Sleep Parameters Recorder), which was the first Irish experiment to fly onboard ISS and Space Shuttle. He spent 3 years at Kennedy Space Center as part of the Aerospace Medicine and Biomedical Research departments. He is also a NOAA trained diving medical officer (DMO) and supported the NASA NEEMO missions at the Aquarius Undersea Habitat and is a trauma instructor for the Department of Defense. Marc is currently the chief medical and technology officer for a company doing R&D in developing biomedical technology for civilian and military use.NO BIO/PHOTO AVAILABLE:

DR. KRIS LEHNHARDT - FLIGHT SURGEON COORDINATOR

DR. DARIAN RICE - FLIGHT SURGEON (ON LEAVE)