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Dr. Teresa Joy Sommese
✓Verified ProfileDr. Teresa Joy Sommese is a First Class Aviation Medical Examiner and active pilot located at 900 Island Park Drive Suite 105, Daniel Island, SC 29492. Read pilot reviews or leave a rating to help other aviators.
About
Dr. Teresa (Terry) Sommese is a board-certified specialist in Aerospace and Occupational Medicine, and an FAA Senior Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). She served 21 years from 1982 to 2003 in the United States Air Force as a Flight Surgeon and was an Aerospace Medicine Squadron Commander at Charleston Air Force Base. She retired in Washington, DC working as an associate professor at the Uniformed Services School of Medicine where she taught International Health. Dr. Sommese has over 2,000 hours of aeromedical flying experience in 40 different aircraft and is a licensed private pilot. After her distinguished career in the Air Force, Dr. Sommese has worked as a Medical Director and clinician, most recently as an occupational health physician at Naval Health Clinic Charleston. She is also a Certified Medical Examiner for the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Dr. Sommese received her MD degree from the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and her MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency at the Brooks School of Aerospace Medicine.
FAA Medical Exam Details
Dr. Teresa Joy Sommese is listed as a First Class Aviation Medical Examiner and pilot experience. Pilots can use this profile to confirm the office location, review contact details, and share feedback after an FAA medical exam.
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