Shannan Moynihan is the Deputy Chief of Space and Occupational Medicine at the Johnson Space Center. She has acted as crew surgeon for International Space Station missions.
Shannan Moynihan | |
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| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology New York University University of Florida |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Johnson Space Centre |
Education and early career
editAs a child, Moynihan wanted to become an astronaut.[1] She studied aeronautical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] She studied medicine at New York University and graduated in 1999.[2][3] She completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Florida.[2] She completed a Masters in public health and aerospace medicine in Houston.[2]
Career
editMoynihan worked as a flight surgeon at the University of Texas Medical Branch Wyle Laboratories.[4] She was part of the Medical Operations team for the C-9 Familiarization Flight.[5] She joined NASA in 2008.[6] She manages the medical care for the occupants of interplanetary spacecraft.[1] Around this time, Moynihan noticed that long duration astronauts were coming back with distinct visual changes.[7] She has since been studying Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome, and sent an optical coherence tomography scanner up to the ISS.[7][8][9][10]
She was part of the NASA twins study, monitoring astronaut Scott Kelly and his brother Mark Kelly.[11] In 2016 she published practical considerations that must be taken for women astronauts on the International Space Station.[12] She is concerned about reproductive viability, bone health, menopausal status and nutrition.[12] Moynihan relies on telemedicine to provide health care to astronauts on board the International Space Station.[13] The astronauts use a colour-coded ultrasound machine and make calls to Moynihan using a VoIP phone.[13] During a sixth-month mission, one of the astronauts, who suffered with a history of knee injury, developed a persistent pain. This was assessed using ultrasound, where images were live streamed back to the planet Earth.[14]
She took part in the BBC documentary Women with the Right Stuff and the book Promised the Moon.[15][16][17] She appeared in the Channel 4 documentary, Live from Space.[18][19] She is affiliated with San Jacinto Methodist Hospital.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Out of this world medicine. Meet the doctor managing astronaut healthcare". Healthcare IT Australia. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b c d "Shannan Moynihan". HIMSS19. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b "Dr. Shannan Moynihan, Emergency Medicine - Houston , TX |". Sharecare. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "NASA Cooperative Agreement For Aerospace Medicine Residency Training The University of Texas Medical Branch" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "C-9 and Other Microgravity Simulations" (PDF). NASA. 2006. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Employee Profile of Shannan Moynihan — Medical Officer". www.federalpay.org. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b "How NASA's telemedicine doctors keep International Space Station astronauts healthy". Healthcare IT News. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Visual Impairment/lntracranial Pressure Risk Clinical Care Data Tools". NASA. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Evidence Based Medicine in Space Flight: Evaluation of Inflight Vision Data for Operational Decision-Making". NASA. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "NASA - Optical Coherence Tomography Technology Demonstration". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "What's Next for Twins Study After Scott Kelly's Return to Earth". ABC News. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b Moynihan, Shannan. "Practical Considerations for the Care of Female Astronauts on the International Space Station". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b "HIMSS 2018: How NASA Deploys Telehealth to Care for Astronauts". Technology Solutions That Drive Healthcare. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "How NASA Uses Telemedicine to Care for Astronauts in Space". Harvard Business Review. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Promised the Moon. The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race. 2002". www.ingentaconnect.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ Hollingham, Richard. "The nurse who knew the first astronauts inside out". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ Nelson, Sue (2016-07-19). "The Mercury 13: Women with the 'right stuff'". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Channel 4 boldly goes into space - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Dermot O'Leary to host Channel 4 Live from Space Season". Radio Times. Retrieved 2018-10-13.