Dr. Russ Steven Kotwal MD, MPH
Aerospace Medicine Specialist | Aerospace Medicine
6400 1st Infantry Brigade Loop Fort Benning GA, 31905Rating
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Dr. Russ Kotwal is an aerospace medicine specialist practicing in Fort Benning, GA. Dr. Kotwal provides primary care services for professionals like pilots and crewmembers who work and travel in the air or space. As an aerospace medicine specialist, Dr. Kotwal discovers, manages and prevents health issues that result from traveling in extreme environments. These physicians are particularly trained in diseases that may arise from air travel, and work to keep airmen healthy and safe.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services Univ Of The Hlth Sci- Bethesda Md 1996
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
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- Outcome of treatment for dislocation after primary total hip replacement.
- A prehospital trauma registry for tactical combat casualty care.
- A prehospital trauma registry for tactical combat casualty care.
- Management of External Hemorrhage in Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Chitosan-Based Hemostatic Gauze Dressings--TCCC Guidelines-Change 13-05.
- A study of prehospital medical documentation by military medical providers during precombat training.
- Clinical Guidelines for Stellate Ganglion Block to Treat Anxiety Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
- The Ranger First Responder Program and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Implementation: A Whole-Community Approach to Reducing Mortality From Active Violent Incidents.
- Comprehensive Performance Nutrition for Special Operations Forces.
- Intraoperative localisation of schottle's point without fluoroscopy during medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction.
- Role of Pre-Morbid Factors and Exposure to Blast Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Post-Traumatic Stress in United States Military Personnel.
- Complete excision of the infrapatellar fat pad is associated with patellar tendon shortening after primary total knee arthroplasty.
- Battlefield Documentation of Tactical Combat Casualty Care in Afghanistan.
- Fatty Acid Blood Levels, Vitamin D Status, Physical Performance, Activity, and Resiliency: A Novel Potential Screening Tool for Depressed Mood in Active Duty Soldiers.
- Review of 54 Cases of Prolonged Field Care.
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