FAA Regional Flight Surgeons
Nov 2015
Guidance is compiled and interpreted by professional pilots and physicians at FlightPhysical.com from the 2014 AME Guide, FAA and FDA web data (www.FAA.gov & www.FDA.gov), instructions specified in the Aeronautical Information Manual, Federal Air Surgeon Bulletins from 1999-2015, and 14 CFR Part 61 and Part 67 (the FARs).
AMEs and pilots should try to use the "Aeromedical Chain of Command." Pilots should first contact their local flight instructor or AME with initial concerns. If escalation is needed, call the Airman Certification Desk at the FAA in Oklahoma City at (405) 954-4821 or your Regional Flight Surgeon's Office listed below on this page.
In general, the FAA advises that third-class airman inquires go to the Regional Flight Surgeon, and the reserve calls to the AMCD for more advanced questions about first- and second-class pilots, and specifically detailed medical inquires (for example, central serous retinopathy, renal cancer). Many AMEs already do this. The AMCD number 405-954-4821/option 6, and that links you to dedicated FAA operators that will route you to the physician on call. Please follow operator instructions; you will be asked your AME number, Pilot Identification or application ID number. If the FAA is not immediately available, they will try to call back the same day. They may also ask for an after- hours call back number (usually your cell number), as they might call back after normal work hours. Alternatively, use the numbers below if you need to contact the a specific FAA department more directly:
For physicians interested in becoming AMEs, these regional flight surgeons are your first point of contact. AMEs please see the phone listing for the Aeromedical Certification Division, or contact FlightPhysical.com if you have suggestions for the web site or if you are an AME who wants to use the Internet to modernize your practice.
Phone Numbers Verified 10 Mar 2014
Willis M. Simmons, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
222 West 7th Avenue #14
Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7587
(907) 271-5431, FAX (907) 271-3769
Joel A. Dickmann, D.O.
Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation Building, Room 300
901 Locust Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2641
(816) 329-3250, (800) 832-6421, FAX (816) 329-3266
Harriet Lester, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
1 Aviation Plaza
159-30 Rockaway Blvd.
Jamaica, New York 11434-4809
(718) 553-3300, FAX (718) 977-6705
Nestor Kowalsky, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
2300 East Devon
Des Plaines, Illinois 60018-4686
(847) 294-7491, FAX (847) 294-7808
Paul H. Clark, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
12 New England Executive Park
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803-5299
(781) 238-7300, FAX (781) 238-7306
Michael D. Jones, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
1601 Lind Avenue, S.W.
Renton, Washington 98055-4056
(425) 227-2300, (800) 233-5811, FAX (425) 227-1300
Tennessee, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
David P. Millett, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
P.O. Box 20636
Atlanta, Georgia 30320-0636
(404) 305-6150, FAX (404) 305-6161
G.J. Salazar, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
2601 Meacham Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76137
(817) 222-5300, FAX (817) 222-5965
Stephen H. Goodman, M.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Medical Division
P.O. Box 92007
Los Angeles, California 90009-2007
(310) 725-3750, FAX (310) 725-6835
Dr. Stephen Veronneau
Manager, Aerospace Medical Education Division
Federal Aviation Administration
MMCA/CAMI/AAM-400 P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125-9944
(405) 954-4832, FAX (405) 954-8016
NOTE: FOR INTERNATIONAL AND MILITARY AME AND CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS ONLY.
Phone Numbers Verified 9 Mar 2014
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