Gregory L. Kirk, MD
Aviation Psychiatry
Dr. Gregory Kirk, MD is a HIMS psychiatrist in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas
Board-Certified by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry
Jan 22, 2025 – Federal Air Surgeon Bans Virtual Assessments
Limited Application for Return Visits Still Allowed
The FAA instructed the aviation psychiatrists during academic meetings in April 2021 that in-office, in-person evaluations were the gold standard for assessment of first-time clients.
With air travel re-opening and vaccines available, the FAA believed in 2021 that the grounds for remote assessments had diminished.
I agreed with that stance and performed my last virtual evaluation in December 2020, right as COVID-19 vaccines became widely available.
The FAA’s January 22, 2025 memorandum places into writing the verbal guidance first given in 2021. You can download and read the memo if you want more information.
Aviation Psychiatry
Dr. Gregory Kirk is a HIMS psychiatrist in Denver, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City and is Board-Certified by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Kirk’s specialty in Aviation Psychiatry is in the assessment of complex medical certification cases. He is licensed in Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah and sees clients in Denver, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City. Dr. Kirk also runs the aviation safety blog, AviSafe.org. Away from aviation, Dr. Kirk evaluates and treats players in the National Basketball Association and the National Football League and is an expert in unanticipated deaths and injuries associated with drugs, alcohol, behavioral disorders, and mental illness.
Dr. Kirk has a clinic within an eight hour drive for most of the US West
Dr. Kirk’s offices are in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Utah. The circles represent 400-mile radii from my clinics.
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