How to locate a diving doc....

[netmage]

Hey All,

Whats the best way to locate and have a diving doctor set as your Primary Care Physician? I emailed DAN a year ago and they came back with two doctors in my area - neither of which is in a general practice, or listed as an option under my insurance. I've gotten into this sport, err lifestyle, head long and want to find a doc that meets my needs.. I checked out my insurance's physician directory - nothing along the lines of hyperbaric, diving, etc sticking out... Any suggestions?

-netmage

 

[SDAnderson]

Find out some of the group practices that your insurance company works with (for instance, my primary is with Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group) and give them a call asking for someone that works with scuba divers and/or hyperbaric medicine.

Try one of the physician referral services and see if they can help locate someone that contracts with your insurance company.

 

[Saturation]

Hey All,

Whats the best way to locate and have a diving doctor set as your Primary Care Physician? I emailed DAN a year ago and they came back with two doctors in my area - neither of which is in a general practice, or listed as an option under my insurance. I've gotten into this sport, err lifestyle, head long and want to find a doc that meets my needs.. I checked out my insurance's physician directory - nothing along the lines of hyperbaric, diving, etc sticking out... Any suggestions?

-netmage

I think that is the future of diving medicine as most diver problems are not DCI related.

www.dive-med.org

Alas, you are in Chicago. DAN usually has more person's avaialable but give out 2 names at a time. You can also check scuba-doc.com and the uhms.org to get names... note most are specialists not primary care.

 

[netmage]

I think that is the future of diving medicine as most diver problems are not DCI related.

www.dive-med.org

Alas, you are in Chicago. DAN usually has more person's avaialable but give out 2 names at a time. You can also check scuba-doc.com and the uhms.org to get names... note most are specialists not primary care.

Wanted to bump this as I found a detailed resource list of diving doctors....

http://www.scuba-doc.com/ and down under the "quick link box" click on Diving Medical Examiners... There's docs listed worldwide....

 

[ArcticDiver]

Lacking a specialist I've found that a physician certified to perform aviation flight physicals is a good choice, especially if the patient base includes commercial pilots. The mind set and basic baro understanding is very similar. So, it is a very short jump to understanding diving requirements.

If the doc has a military flight medicine background, even better.

 

[Big-t-2538]

Wanted to bump this as I found a detailed resource list of diving doctors....

http://www.scuba-doc.com/

That's the link I was just getting ready to post....It's what I use when I fill out an EAP for a place I've never been to before

-T