Brad Bennett PhD, NREMT-P, WEMT, FAWM

Brad is an applied physiologist who spent 27 years in the U.S. Navy conducting biomedical research, development, and medical education & training. He also has an extensive background in prehospital emergency medicine with experiences as an street EMT, paramedic, SWAT/tactical medic, Search and Rescue member and a wilderness EMT. He has served on the Medical Adviser Board to the former Wilderness Medical Institute, Pitkin, CO and as a part-time instructor with SOLO Wilderness and Emergency Medicine, Conway, NH. Dr. Bennett served as an Assistant Professor and Vice Chairman, Military and Emergency Medicine Department, Uniformed Services University (USU) of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. During his seven years on faculty at USU he started the third Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group sponsored by the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS). Currently Dr. Bennett serves a Section Editor, Editorial Board, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, and is immediate past Editor (2001- 2010), Education Lecture Series, WMS. He serves on the Board of Directors as the Medical Officer, Tidewater Search & Rescue, Norfolk, VA. Brad currently resides on the York River in Bena, Virginia, and is often found kayaking or boating on the river.