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David Johnson, M.D., is president and medical director of Wilderness Medical Associates, the world's largest wilderness medicine training organization. His experience includes such exotic medical situations as teaching wilderness medicine and high angle rescue to the Bolivian Army and being the physician on the Sail for Peace and the Environment schooner, which sailed from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia.

Dr. Johnson lectures at numerous professional conferences, publishes in both professional and outdoor journals, and provides editorial critique for publications of such diverse groups as the National Ski Patrol and the Department of Transportation. He is an emergency physician with over 20 years experience, and is a graduate of Dartmouth and SUNY (Buffalo) Medical School.

When not teaching, lecturing, writing, or dealing with emergency patients, he spends his time sailing, rock climbing, and hiking.

Wilderness Medical Associates

Wilderness Medical Associates is the leader in providing wilderness medical training around the world. Founded in 1978 to provide medical training and risk management skills to Outward Bound schools in the United States, their courses have grown to include wilderness first responder, wilderness first aid, advanced first aid, wilderness EMT, Wilderness Advanced Life Support, and re-certification programs. Further information is available by calling 1-888-WILDMED, logging on to www.wildmed.com, or e-mailing office@wildmed.com.