Shannan Moynihan
Shannan Moynihan | |
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| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology New York University University of Florida |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Johnson Space Centre |
Shannan Moynihan is the Deputy Chief of Space and Occupational Medicine at the Johnson Space Center. She has acted as crew surgeon for International Space Station missions.
Education and early career[edit]
As a child, Moynihan wanted to become an astronaut.[1] She studied aeronautical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] She studied medicine at New York University and graduated in 1999.[2][3] She completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Florida.[2] She completed a Masters in public health and aerospace medicine in Houston.[2]
Career[edit]
Moynihan worked as a flight surgeon at the University of Texas Medical Branch Wyle Laboratories.[4] She was part of the Medical Operations team for the C-9 Familiarization Flight.[5] She joined NASA in 2008.[6] She manages the medical care for the occupants of interplanetary spacecraft.[1] Around this time, Moynihan noticed that long duration astronauts were coming back with distinct visual changes.[7] She has since been studying Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome, and sent an optical coherence tomography scanner up to the ISS.[7][8][9][10]
She was part of the NASA twins study, monitoring astronaut Scott Kelly and his brother Mark Kelly.[11] In 2016 she published practical considerations that must be taken for women astronauts on the International Space Station.[12] She is concerned about reproductive viability, bone health, menopausal status and nutrition.[12] Moynihan relies on telemedicine to provide health care to astronauts on board the International Space Station.[13] The astronauts use a colour-coded ultrasound machine and make calls to Moynihan using a VoIP phone.[13] During a sixth-month mission, one of the astronauts, who suffered with a history of knee injury, developed a persistent pain. This was assessed using ultrasound, where images were live streamed back to the planet Earth.[14]
She took part in the BBC documentary Women with the Right Stuff and the book Promised the Moon.[15][16][17] She appeared in the Channel 4 documentary, Live from Space.[18][19] She is affiliated with San Jacinto Methodist Hospital.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Out of this world medicine. Meet the doctor managing astronaut healthcare". Healthcare IT Australia. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b c d "Shannan Moynihan". HIMSS19. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b "Dr. Shannan Moynihan, Emergency Medicine - Houston , TX |". Sharecare. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "NASA Cooperative Agreement For Aerospace Medicine Residency Training The University of Texas Medical Branch" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "C-9 and Other Microgravity Simulations" (PDF). NASA. 2006. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Employee Profile of Shannan Moynihan — Medical Officer". www.federalpay.org. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b "How NASA's telemedicine doctors keep International Space Station astronauts healthy". Healthcare IT News. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Visual Impairment/lntracranial Pressure Risk Clinical Care Data Tools". NASA. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Evidence Based Medicine in Space Flight: Evaluation of Inflight Vision Data for Operational Decision-Making". NASA. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "NASA - Optical Coherence Tomography Technology Demonstration". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "What's Next for Twins Study After Scott Kelly's Return to Earth". ABC News. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b Moynihan, Shannan. "Practical Considerations for the Care of Female Astronauts on the International Space Station". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b "HIMSS 2018: How NASA Deploys Telehealth to Care for Astronauts". Technology Solutions That Drive Healthcare. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "How NASA Uses Telemedicine to Care for Astronauts in Space". Harvard Business Review. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Promised the Moon. The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race. 2002". www.ingentaconnect.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ Hollingham, Richard. "The nurse who knew the first astronauts inside out". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ Nelson, Sue (2016-07-19). "The Mercury 13: Women with the 'right stuff'". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Channel 4 boldly goes into space - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Dermot O'Leary to host Channel 4 Live from Space Season". Radio Times. Retrieved 2018-10-13.