Courtney J. Hayes, MD

Aerospace Medicine Doctor

Dr. Courtney J. Hayes is an Aerospace Medicine Doctor in Fort Rucker, AL with special training and skill in addressing conditions stimulated in outer space and aviation environments. As an Aerospace Medicine Doctor, Courtney J. Hayes, MD performs diagnostic testing and treatments on patients that operate air and space vehicles. Aerospace Medicine is the healthcare and promotion of passenger and crew member safety and performance. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Aerospace Medicine Doctors include common ailments like high blood pressure and injuries caused by emergency ejections or radiation exposure. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Aerospace Medicine Doctors include annual physical examinations, blood pressure management, and injury healing.

Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicles. This population often works and lives in remote, isolated, extreme, or enclosed environments under conditions of physical and psychological stress. Practitioners strive for an optimal human-machine match in occupational settings rich with environmental hazards and engineering countermeasures.

Surgeon

Dr. Courtney J. Hayes is a Surgeon in Fort Rucker, AL with special training and skill in performing surgical procedures within a wide variety of specialties. As a Surgeon, Courtney J. Hayes, MD performs surgical operations to prevent or remedy illness, injury, or dysfunction relating to patient anatomy. Surgery is a medical specialty focusing on surgical operations performed as emergency or elective procedures. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Surgeons include appendicitis, heart disease, pancreatitis, traumatic injury, cancer, congenital birth defect, oral disease or dysfunction, gallbladder disease, kidney stones, chronic back, neck, or joint pain, chronic sinus infection, brain disorders, and eye injury or illness. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Surgeons include laboratory testing, surgical procedures, post-operative care, patient education, anesthesia administration, and pre-and post-operative medication prescription.

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.