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Tamarack R. Czarnik | |
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Born | Tamarack Robert Czarnik [1] (circa 1960–1961) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Ohio State University College of Medicine Wright State University |
Known for | space medical research Mars Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | space medicine, bioastronautics |
Institutions | Mars Society, Wright State University (residency) |
Thesis | An analysis of three approaches to exercise countermeasures in long-duration spaceflight (2004) |
Tamarack "Tam" R. Czarnik is an American medical researcher, notable for space advocacy and academic studies of human physiology in extreme environmental conditions. [3] [4] [5] Czarnik is especially known for his scientific contributions to space medicine as well as a better understanding of such phenomena as ebullism [6] and uncontrolled decompression. [7] He is the author of a number of publications in the domain of bioastronautics including "Ebullism at 1 million feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression" [8] and "Medical emergencies in space". [9] Czarnik was at the origin of the Mars Society Chapter foundation in Dayton, Ohio, [10] and also served as the chapter's first Chair. [11] [12] From 2001 to 2011, Czarnik served in several missions as Medical Director for the Mars Society's FMARS [13] [4] and MDRS, simulated Mars habitats. [14] [15]
Tam Czarnik is originally from Wisconsin. [2] He graduated with honors [16] from Ohio State University College of Medicine in medicine residency in Casper, WY. [2] [17] During his medical career as a family doctor, Czarnik was affiliated with many hospitals including Marbleton/Big Piney Clinic, [4] [18] Altru Hospital (Nelson County Health System) and more. [19] Beginning in September 2009, he worked as a family practice physician in McVille, ND and other nearby locations until his retirement in 2019. [20]
After completing his first residency, Czarnik pursued additional training in aerospace medicine at Wright State University. [21] During his residency in Aerospace Medicine and Hypobaric Medicine, Czarnik's research mainly focused on studies of space exposure and the effect of spaceflight on the human body including ebullism, decompression, [7] reactions to drugs, physical activity and medical treatment during spaceflight. [5] In 2004, Czarnik published his thesis on muscle degeneration in long-duration human spaceflight. [1] That same year, he graduated from WSU with an M.S degree. He also joined the Mars Society and was among the co-founders of its Ohio Chapter in Dayton in 1998. [10] During his activity in the Mars Society, Czarnik published a number of works that contributed to further development of aerospace medicine in the field of medical emergencies [22] [9] and integration of remote access medical devices into spacesuits, allowing remote diagnosis and treatment modalities in situ. [3]
His studies led him to participate in FMARS [13] [23] and MDRS [24] [15] [25] missions where he served as the medical director and flight surgeon [10] for several crew missions from 2001 to 2011. Czarnik is an ardent advocate of space exploration and the human exploration of Mars. [26]