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Office
1504 Taub Loop
Suite 2-Rm81
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-873-3560Fax+1 713-798-6400- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. David Hilmers is a professor of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Space Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX and is affiliated with the Harris Health System. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, is currently board certified in both internal medicine and pediatrics, and has been in practice 22 years. He also works in the Exploration Medical Capabilities division as a research scientist at NASA. He has many years of experience working in global health as a volunteer during natural disasters, refugee situations, and disease outbreaks. He is the chief medical officer for Hepatitis B Free, an Australian based NGO, dedicated to treating and eradicating hepatitis in Asia and the Pacific Islands. Prior to medical school he served as a Marine Corps aviator, retiring as a colonel, and served as a NASA astronaut on four space shuttle missions.
Education & Training
The University of Texas Health Science CenterMPH, Disease Control, 2001 - 2002
Baylor College of MedicineChief Residency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1998 - 1999- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1995 - 1999
- Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1995
- Naval Postgraduate SchoolElectrical Engineer, Electrical Engineering, With Distinction, 1976 - 1979
- Naval Postgraduate SchoolMSEE, Electronics, With distinction, 1976 - 1977
- Cornell CollegeBA, Mathematics and economics, Summa Cum Laude, 1968 - 1972
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1997 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsThe value of a spaceflight clinical decision support system for earth-independent medical operations.Brian K Russell, Barbara K Burian, David C Hilmers, Bettina L Beard, Kara Martin, David L Pletcher, Ben Easter, Kris Lehnhardt, Dana Levin> ;NPJ Microgravity. 2023 Jun 21
- 1 citationsEnabling Human Space Exploration Missions Through Progressively Earth Independent Medical Operations (EIMO).Steller, J., Anderson, A., Lemery, J., Easter, B., Hilmers, D., Lehnhardt, K., Levin, D.> ;IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. 2023 Jan 1
- 113 citationsMultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adults (MIS-C/A): Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety...Tiphanie P. Vogel, Karina A. Top, Christos Karatzios, David C. Hilmers, Lorena I. Tapia, Pamela Moceri, Lisa Giovannini-Chami, Nicholas Wood, Rebecca E. Chandler, Nico...> ;Vaccine. 2021 Feb 25
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Journal Articles
- A Program to Treat Hepatitis B in North Korea: A Model of Antiviral Therapy in a Resource-Poor SettingDavid Hilmers, MD, Gut and Liver
Press Mentions
NASA Astronauts Virtual Visits During COVID Bring Space Exploration to International StudentsOctober 5th, 2021
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
Harris Health SystemHouston, Texas
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