Go Flight Medicine (GFM) was originally created as an informational blog about aviation medicine in 2013 by
Dr Rocky Jedick while serving as a USAF flight surgeon at Aviano AB in Italy.
In 2016, Dr Jedick received his FAA Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) designation and Go Flight Medicine transformed into a new flight medicine clinic located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Since Day 1, we have aimed to bring civilian pilots the same level of personalized medical care that military fighter pilots enjoy. The website continues as a blog, but has also expanded to become much more.
Dr Jedick is a HIMS Senior Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) and Flight Surgeon in the Colorado ANG.
He is also an Emergency Medicine physician and a clinical faculty at the University of Utah.
Dr Jedick served as a flight surgeon with fighter squadrons flying the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II in the Republic of Korea and then the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aka Viper at Aviano AB, Italy where he racked up almost 150 hours in the Viper. He also had exposure to high-altitude and space medicine, caring for pilots flying the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady. During his active duty career, Dr Jedick practiced medicine in South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Alaska, Singapore, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Estonia, and Sweden.
Following active duty service, Dr Jedick served in the UT ANG preparing for disaster response with the CERFP team. He has cared for RPA pilots as a reservist flight surgeon in NV as well as fighter pilots flying the USAF premier stealth fighter, the F-35 Lightning at Hill AFB.
He now practices as a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) doc for the CO ANG, works in emergency rooms as a board certified ER doc and as Senior HIMS AME for the FAA.
Neal Christian "Chris" Busk is an FAA designated Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), family medicine physician, and senior flight surgeon for F-35 pilots in the USAFR. He currently lives in St George while serving as Chief of Aerospace Medicine (SGP) at Hill AFB in Ogden, Utah.
Dr Busk has devoted most of his professional career to the medical care and advocacy of military members and aircrew.
Chris joined the Go Flight Medicine team in the summer of 2024 taking on the role as lead AME at the new clinic in St George, UT!
Pat “Blue” Spruce is the newest Go Flight Med team member and co-owner of the GFM Denver Clinic.
Blue has served as a Senior AME (Aviation Medical Examiner) for the FAA since 1994 and retired as an O6 Colonel from the Colorado Air National Guard (COANG) as the State Air Surgeon in early 2025.
Blue's illustrious 20-year military career began with his designation as a Navy Flight Surgeon in 1988. During his active-duty career, he served as a flight surgeon with the United States Marine Corps in Cherry Point, NC. He would later be selected to one of the most competitive positions for the US Navy serving as team doc for the “Blue Angels” in Pensacola, FL. After leaving active duty, Blue served the rest of his military career with the COANG providing unparalleled medical care and support to his F-16 pilots and their families. He has deployed to Jordan, Hungary, Japan, Estonia, Slovenia and Afghanistan and many other locations.
Dr Walter Townson is an FAA Senior AME with over 20 years of flight medicine experience in the USAF and Air National Guard. He currently serves as Chief Flight Surgeon and State Air Surgeon for the state of Utah. His military career has included many operational deployments to include OIF, OEF, OND and PACAF. He has logged flight time in the KC-135, C-17, C-130, C-5 and T-6.
Being just a doctor to pilots was never enough for Dr Townson, so he also got his Private Pilot's License (PPL) and continues to log hours as a GA pilot in his Cessna 172-SP. Dr Townson is also a board certified Obstetrics and Gynecology physician for the Intermountain Health system.
