Josef Schmid | |
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| Born | Josef Francis Schmid III[1] (1965-07-06)6 July 1965 (age 60) |
| Education | Belmont Abbey College(BS,Biology) Wake Forest University School of Medicine(MD) University of Texas Medical Branch(MPH) |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
| Employer | NASA |
| Known for | Flight surgeon |
| Title | Crew Surgeon |
Josef F. Schmid[2][3] (born 6 July 1965) is a German-American physician,NASAflight surgeon and amajor general in theUnited States Air Force Reserves.[2] He served as anaquanaut on the joint NASA-NOAANEEMO 12 underwater exploration mission in May 2007.[4][5] On 8 October 2021 he became one of the first humans to be Holoported off the planet and into space, visiting theInternational Space Station bytelepresence.[6]
Schmid was born inStuttgart,West Germany. He graduated fromBelmont Abbey College inBelmont, North Carolina, in 1988 with an Honors degree inbiology.[2] While at Belmont Abbey College, Schmid was a summer intern at NASA.[7] He received his medical degree fromWake Forest University School of Medicine in 1992. He completed hisfamily practiceresidency atDavid Grant USAF Medical Center and then served tours inOkinawa, Japan, andFrankfurt, Germany. Following his active duty Air Force service, Schmid then obtained his Master ofpublic health degree in 2001 and anaerospace medicine residency at theUniversity of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) inGalveston, Texas. Schmid is board certified and a fellow of theAmerican Academy of Family Physicians. He lives inHouston, Texas and is married.[2][3]
Schmid's special honors and awards include:
Schmid served as the deputy crew surgeon for theSTS-116, which was completed in December 2006. His duties during shuttle missions included theprimary care and medical certification for those assignedastronauts, medical training of the shuttle crewmedical officers and crew and medical support during shuttle launch and landing. He also staffed the shuttle surgeon console inMission Control during missions, where he monitored physiologic data duringextravehicular activities (EVA) and provided real-timetelemedicine via private medical conferences directly with the crew. Schmid held shuttle Mission Control console certification and currently holdsInternational Space Station surgeon console certification. Schmid flies as aT-38 crewmember and has flown manyKC-135 Reduced Gravity flights as the medical monitor and as a subject for medical and surgical training. Schmid is a mentor for NASA's High Aerospace Scholars.[2]
Schmid is a NASA flight surgeon in the Medical Operations Branch atJohnson Space Center in Houston. He is also the NASA/UTMB Aerospace Medicine Residency co-director.[2][3] Schmid served as the commander of the 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron inLackland Air Force Base,Texas.[2]
In May 2007, Schmid became anaquanaut through his participation in the joint NASA-NOAA,NEEMO 12 (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) project, an exploration research mission held inAquarius, the world's onlyundersea research laboratory.[4][5][8] He was the first NASA flight surgeon to serve on a NEEMO mission.[9] Schmid was the crew surgeon for theSTS-120, which visited theInternational Space Station (ISS) in October–November 2007.[2] He served as crew surgeon again for ISSExpedition 23/24 (2010), and is serving as deputy crew surgeon for ISSExpedition 29/30 (starting in September 2011).[3]
Schmid's interests include surgeon-guided remoterobotics,center-of-gravity studies for future lunar missions, and robotics demonstrations for schoolchildren.[7]
On 8 October 2021, Schmid became one of the first humans to be Holoported off the planet and into space, visiting theInternational Space Station bytelepresence.[6]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Data(PDF).National Aeronautics and Space Administration. March 2007. Retrieved1 August 2011.
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