Dr. McNerlin is one of two inaugural emergency medicine/aerospace medicine combined residents at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She studied human biology at the University of California, San Diego, before completing medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She currently holds her private pilot license, and when she isn’t working, she is probably spending time outside hiking or backpacking.  

Dr. Kaganov is one of two inaugural emergency medicine/aerospace medicine combined residents at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Dr. Kaganov studied chemistry at Johns Hopkins University before completing medical school at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. As a native Russian speaker with growing proficiency in Spanish, he hopes to bridge the gap between Slavic, Hispanic, and English-speaking aerospace organizations to foster greater international collaboration. When he isn’t working, he is probably training in calisthenics or making coffee. 

References 

1. Campbell M. Aerospace medicine milestones. Aerospace Medical Association. https://www.asma.org/about-asma/history/aerospace-medicine-milestones. Accessed April 7, 2025.
2. Huecker MR, Shreffler J, Platt M, et al. Emergency medicine history and expansion into the future: a narrative review. West J Emerg Med. 2022;23(3):418-423.