Dr. Allen Parmet has a lengthy, distinguished record in the field of aerospace medicine as a flight surgeon, educator, and medical consultant. He was the last medical director of TransWorld Airline, and appointed as a FAA Aviation Medical Examiner in 1997 and has served as Chief of Flight Evaluations, School of aerospace medicine, Brooks AFB, TX. 

While a career officer in the United States Air Force, he served five years as Professor of Aerospace Medicine, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas.  He served on over 20 accident investigation boards while in the USAF and has worked as a consultant on dozens of aircraft, motor vehicle and railroad accidents.

Dr. Parmet has been a member of the USAF Astronaut Nomination Panel and the Manned Space Flight Engineer Selection Panel, as well as chairman of the Aerospace Medical Passenger Safety Committee. He also serves as a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration and as a consultant to the National Transportation Safety Board and NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel. 

He is the coauthor of 12 medical textbooks and authored chapters in the 5 major textbooks of Aerospace Medicine and Occupational Medicine. He has a B.S. in chemical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, received his M.D. from the University of Kansas, and M.P.H. from the University of Texas.