The FAA Regional Flight Surgeons are additional resources in the FAA Aeromedical hierarchy who are available to answer questions that Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) may have. They are also delegated by the Federal Air Surgeon to authorize Third-Class special issuances for many serious medical cases that would otherwise be deferred to the Aeromedical Certification Division in Oklahoma City. A call from your AME to the respective Regional office may result in a decision being made in a few days instead of several months. AOPA encourages you to utilize this asset and ask your AME to call the Regional office for assistance. Contact information for the Regional Flight Surgeons is listed below:
Michael Berry, M.D., MS.
AAM1
Room 800 W
800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, D.C. 20591
Telephone 202-267-3535
Marcel Dionne, MD, MSPH
Federal Aviation Administration
222 West 7th Avenue #14
Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7587
907-271-5431 FAX 907-271-3769
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Daniel K. Berry, D.O., Ph.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
Medical Division, ACE-300
DOT Headquarters Building
901 Locust Street, Room 350
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2641
816-329-3250, 800-832-6421 FAX 816-329-3266
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Harriet Lester, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
Medical Division, AEA-300
1 Aviation Plaza, Room 247
Jamaica, NY 11434-4809
Telephone 718-553-3300
Fax 718-553-2454 or 718-977-6705
Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota
Joye Holme, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
2300 East Devon
Des Plaines, Illinois 60018-4686
847-294-7491 FAX 847-294-7808
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Joseph H Ray, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
1200 District Avenue
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803-5299
781-238-7300
Fax: 781-238-730
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Brett Wyrick, D.O., M.P.H
Federal Aviation Administration
Aerospace Medicine Division, ANM-300
2200 South 216th Street
Des Moines, Washington 98198
206-231-4000 (Main number)
206-231-4005 (Main FAX number)
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Susan Northrup, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
P.O. Box 20636
Atlanta, Georgia 30320-0636
404-305-6150
FAX 404-305-6161
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Denise L. Baisden, M.D., M.S.
Federal Aviation Administration
Aerospace Medicine Division, ASW-300
10101 Hillwood Parkway
Fort Worth, Texas 76177
Telephone 817-222-5300
Fax 817-222-5965
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Wake Island
Stephen W. Griswold, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
Aerospace Medicine Division, AWP-300
777 S. Aviation Blvd, Suite 150
El Segundo, CA 90245
(424) 405-7640
Fax: (424) 405-7631