flight surgeon

American  

noun

1. a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.

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flight surgeon British  

noun

1. a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine in the US and certain other air forces

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Etymology

Origin of flight surgeon

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

ESA flight surgeon Maybritt Kuypers is monitoring him.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

Eric V. Spendlove, 36, of St. George, Utah, was a residency trained flight surgeon and medical operations flight commander assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Rubio, the son of Salvadoran parents who was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Miami, is a board-certified family physician and flight surgeon, a onetime U.S.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

Kermit Jones, the Democrat, is a former Navy flight surgeon who campaigned on a federal fire insurance plan in a region that has been devastated by wildfires made worse by climate change.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022

After a week of testing, flight surgeon Robert Secrest told Jerrie that not only had she passed, but she had scored in the top 2 percent of all astronaut test candidates.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson