Charles A. Berry

Charles A. Berry (17 September 1923 – 1 March 2020) was the Director of Life Sciences at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was known as the "astronauts' doctor".[1][2][3] Working in the field of Aerospace Medicine, he participated in medical support of the Apollo space program.[4]

Charles A. Berry
Berry in 1965
Born17 September 1923
Died1 March 2020 (age 96)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
FieldsAerospace Medicine
InstitutionsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Dr. Berry received his M.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947 and served as a Flight Surgeon in the United States Air Force from 1951 through 1963.[4] He then served as a member of the Mercury Astronaut Selection Committee in 1959 and then provided medical expertise to NASA. He served as Chief Physician at the Johnson Space Center from 1962 until 1971, and as Director of Life Sciences at NASA Headquarters between 1971 and 1974.[4] In 1973, He was awarded NASA Distinguished Service Medal by NASA. After leaving NASA, he served as president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from 1974 to 1977.[1][5] In 1977, Dr. Berry joined KPRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Houston, as the House Physician for Big 2 News.[6]

References
  1. Mack S (April 1974). ""Astronauts' Doctor" Leaves NASA". Science. New York, N.Y. 184 (4133): 146. Bibcode:1974Sci...184..146M. doi:10.1126/science.184.4133.146. PMID 17791440.
  2. Lomonaco T (15 December 1969). "[Bibliographic sketch of Dr. Charles A. Berry, physician of the American astronauts]". Minerva Medica. 60 (100): 5131. PMID 4903445.
  3. Williams CR (6 March 2020). "Pioneering Flight Surgeon Dr. Charles Berry Dies at 96". NASA.
  4. Berry CA, Hoffler GW, Jernigan CA, Kerwin JP, Mohler SR (April 2009). "History of space medicine: the formative years at NASA". Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. 80 (4): 345–52. doi:10.3357/asem.2463.2009. PMID 19378903.
  5. "Leadership Timeline". The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
  6. OBITUARY - Charles Alden Berry MD Dignity Memorial.com March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021.


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