Researcher Profile: Stepanek, Jan , M.D.

Jan Stepanek, M.D.

Location: Arizona

Joint Appointment
Preventive Medicine
Academic Rank
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Clinical Profile

Summary

Aerospace Medicine:

- Terrestrial high-altitude exposure and associated illnesses such as acute mountain sickness (AMS), HACE (high altitude cerebral edema), HAPE(high altitude pulmonary edema) and their treatment, prevention and preparticipation evaluation.

- Physiological effects of hypoxia, decompression, acceleration and risk mitigation measures.

- Medical concerns arising in corporate aviation and new high altitude capable aircraft.

- Civilian spaceflight and medical evaluation of prospective participants.

- Aerospace physiology and novel avenues for training aircrew.

Executive Health:

- Cardiovascular health and novel risk markers

Recent publications

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Education

Residency – Aerospace Medicine, UTMB/NASA
University of Texas Medical Branch

MPH
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch

Residency – Chief Medical Resident
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

Residency
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

M.D.
Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Basel, Switzerland

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