
Kevin Floyd Heacock MD
Aerospace Medicine Branch Chief Aeromedical Consultation Service United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
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USAFSAM Aeromedical Consultation ServiceBuilding 840Wright Patterson Afb, OH 45433
Phone+1 937-938-2663
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Summary
- Kevin Heacock, MD, is a flight surgeon and board-certified psychiatrist at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, with several clinical, educational, and leadership roles. These include current positions as Aerospace Medicine Branch Chief at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine and Assistant Professor at Wright State University (WSU) Boonshoft School of Medicine. He has a strong academic background, having completed his MD in 2005 at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, an Internal Medicine year at Main Line Health System/Lankenau Medical Center, and a residency in Psychiatry at Wright State University. Earlier in his career, he served as a Flight Surgeon on Andersen AFB, Guam, as Psychiatry Chief Resident at WSU, and as Neuropsychiatry Branch Chief at the USAFSAM Aeromedical Consultation Service. Dr. Heacock has consulted for NASA and conducted psychiatric assessment interviews for individuals in the pool of top 30 Astronaut Applicants. He has presented at national and international conferences related to Aviation Mental Health and Risk Assessment for return to flying following psychiatric illness. He has a popular Substack and Podcast called The Flight Shrink about the basics of aviation mental health.
Education & Training
- Wright State UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2009 - 2013
- Main Line Health System/Lankenau Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
- Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2005, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- NE State Medical License 2010 - 2026
- AL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- OK State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 2006 - 2010
- PA State Medical License 2005 - 2006
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsCentral regulation of photosensitive membrane turnover in the lateral eye of Limulus, II: octopamine acts via adenylate cyclase/cAMP-dependent protein kinase to prime ...Scott L. Runyon, Kevin J. Washicosky, Randall Brenneman, Jeremy R. Kelly, Rashmi V. Khadilkar
Visual Neuroscience. 2004-09-01
Journal Articles
- Clinic to cockpit: analysis of aviator grounding periods due to psychiatric disordersWood J, Heaton JE, Heacock KF, AFRL-SA-WP-SR-2018-0008, 2018
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Validating the AMRAAM for RPA Pilots: Preliminary Review of the Risk Assessment Tool on Aeromedical Disposition and Waiver DurationBorges O, Heacock KF, Hicks A, Ramstein Aerospace Medicine Summit (RAMS) and NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Technical Course, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 3/2024
- Bridging the Generational Gap: Understanding Personality and Cognitive Differences in USAF Aviators from Generation X to ZHeacock KF, Ramstein Aerospace Medicine Summit (RAMS) and NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Technical Course, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 3/2023
- Optimizing Flyer Performance Utilizing Mindfulness, Meditation, and RelaxationHeacock KF, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 2022
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Lectures
- Beyond the 1% Rule: Aeromedical Consultation Service Risk Assessment & Airworthiness Matrix (AMRAAM)Team Aerospace and Operational Medicine (TAOS) meeting, Tempe, AZ - 8/2023
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - How is This Relevant Operationally in the USAF?93rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medicine Association in New Orleans, LA - 5/2023
- Examining the personality trait of neuroticism in the clinical evaluation of pilots: Case illustrations93rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medicine Association in New Orleans, LA - 5/2023
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Authored Content
- Mental Health and Aviation ClearanceApril 2024
Press Mentions
- ACS Neuropsychiatry helps aviators keep head in the game, stay in the fightSeptember 27th, 2022
Professional Memberships
- Aerospace Medical AssociationPresenter
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