Dr. Potocko has been serving in the U.S. Navy for 28 years, with a long-anticipated retirement in Nov 2022. He has studied aerospace engineering, flown high-performance Naval aircraft, deployed aboard aircraft carriers, and embedded with Marine helicopter squadrons as a Flight Surgeon.
Become an Ergonomist:
Paige Callaghan, BMSc, discusses the field of occupational and environmental medicine with Josh Potocko, MPH, MD.
Return to 'Do the Change: Reimagining OEHS'
About Josh Potocko, MPH, MD
Dr. Potocko has been serving in the U.S. Navy for 28 years, with a long-anticipated retirement in Nov 2022. He has studied aerospace engineering, flown high-performance Naval aircraft, deployed aboard aircraft carriers, and embedded with Marine helicopter squadrons as a Flight Surgeon.
As a Flight Officer-turned-Aerospace & Occ Med physician with a Neuroscience background, he has unique expertise in human performance, mishap investigation, causation analysis, toxicology, injury care, public health, and policy development.
At the moment, he is completing his career in a policy position at Navy Medicine's Headquarters in Falls Church, VA. In the near future, he will be splitting his time between academics, research, urgent care, hobby farming, trekking, diving, or recording with his band, Joe Schwa and the Scarlet Lettermen.