About Us
Founded by military flight surgeons. We bring fighter-pilot precision to your medical certification.
Our Mission
An enthusiast for Aviation Medicine since his first active duty assignment as a flight surgeon, Dr Jedick started Go Flight Medicine as a blog about flight medicine in 2013. The website and blog transitioned to become Apollo's first AME practice out of his own home in 2016. Now Dr Jedick enjoys being the most experienced HIMS AME flight medicine clinic in Utah.
Dr Jedick's approach to flight medicine is simple - Does the pilot pose an immediate risk to flight safety? If the answer is yes, we discuss and plan a path towards safety for the sake of the pilot, their family and their passengers. If the answer is no, we become your biggest advocate and appropriately apply the FAA medical procedures with the least impact on your flying career.
Volanti Subvenimos - We Support the Flyer!
Founder
Rocky "Apollo" Jedick MD, MBA
Founder, Senior HIMS AME & Employee Examiner
Dr Jedick served as a flight surgeon with fighter squadrons flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II in the Republic of Korea and then the F-16 Viper at Aviano AB, Italy, logging over 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 in Korea.
Following active duty, Dr Jedick served in the UT ANG preparing for disaster response and has cared for RPA pilots as well as F-35 Lightning pilots at Hill AFB. He now practices as a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) doc and the F-16 Squadron Medical Element (SME) for the CO ANG. Dr Jedick is also faculty at University of Utah and works in Emergency Rooms as a board certified ER doc.
Our Flight Surgeons
Dr. Chris Busk
Senior HIMS AME & Co-owner
Family medicine physician and senior flight surgeon for F-35 pilots in the USAFR. Chief of Aerospace Medicine at Hill AFB.
Dr. Pat "Blue" Spruce
Senior HIMS AME, Employee Examiner & Co-owner
Senior AME since 1994. Former State Air Surgeon CO. Former Navy Flight Surgeon in the Blue Angels. Over 20 years of civilian & military flight medicine experience.
Dr. William "Deputy" Peace
Senior AME
USAF Flight Surgeon with 14 years experience and 4 combat deployments. Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and private pilot.
Dr. Nicholas Kanaan
Lead AME
Emergency Medicine physician and Longevity Medicine specialist. Trained at Stanford with fellowships in Hyperbarics & Wilderness Medicine. Worked Everest ER.
Dr. Walter Townson
Senior AME
Chief Flight Surgeon and State Air Surgeon for Utah. Over 20 years of experience and logs hours as a GA pilot in his Cessna 172-SP.
Specialty care, coordinated
GFM Neuropsych Institute Specialists
Psychiatric and neuropsychological evaluations are provided by independent practices, not GFM employees. Neurology is provided through the Institute.
HIMS Psychiatrist
Coming soon
HIMS Neuropsychologist
Coming soon
Board Certified Neurologist
Coming soon
GFM Administrative Team
Suze
HIMS Case Manager
Suze provides HIMS case management support, helping coordinate paperwork and guide pilots through their certification journey.
Aerospace Medicine Consultants
Our world-class team of specialist consultants brings expertise across cardiology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, and ENT to support complex aeromedical cases.
Andy "DOC" Davenport, MD
HIMS AME & F-16 Pilot
Courtney "TAG" Rider MD
Ophthalmologist & F-16 Pilot
Robert "SOJU" Ryu MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon & Flight Surgeon
John "DRE" Beshai MD
EP Cardiologist & Flight Surgeon
Larry Yu MD
Otolaryngologist & Flight Surgeon