Nasas behavioural health and performance services for long duration space missions

Dr. Charles Dukes is an Aerospace psychiatrist working with NASA’s behavioral health and performance operations group under the human health and performance contract at Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas. At NASA, Dr. Dukes provides operational behavioral health support to astronauts on the International Space Station. His other duties include, astronaut selection and he provides psychiatric support for NASA mission controllers, divers and other NASA personnel. Other NASA duties include working with the clinical and science team of Exploration Medical Capability. Dr. Dukes has a long history in the US Army where he serves as a flight surgeon and as the Army Reserve psychiatric consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army. His currently holds the rank of Colonel. Additionally, Dr. Dukes has had four combat deployments where he deployed as both a psychiatrist and flight surgeon. He also has worked with the Federal Aviation Administration for many years as an Aviation Medical Examiner and psychiatric consultant to the Federal Air Surgeon. Additionally, Dr. Dukes has many years working in medical education. He came to NASA from the University of Oklahoma where he served as psychiatry residency training director and Director of Consultation psychiatry services. He currently holds faculty appointments at the University of Oklahoma, University of Texas Medical Branch and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Dukes is a Fellow in the American Psychia...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: BNPA Lifetime Achievement Award Source Type: research