Dr. Kurt William Backer MD

A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.

Active duty military health care providers not otherwise classified who need to be separately identified for operational, clinical, or administrative processes.

An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.

Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicles. This population often works and lives in remote, isolated, extreme, or enclosed environments under conditions of physical and psychological stress. Practitioners strive for an optimal human-machine match in occupational settings rich with environmental hazards and engineering countermeasures.

Source: NUCC, CMS