About
Dr. Nicholas Bird is an undersea and hyperbaric emergency medicine doctor in Seattle, Washington, board certified in Family Medicine and Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine. He practices at Seattle Extracorporeal, Virginia Mason Med Center, Duke University Affiliated Physicians, and Virginia Mason Medical Center - Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, where he serves as Medical Director of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine.
Dr. Bird treats conditions including arterial gas embolism, decompression sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning, avascular necrosis, chronic refractory osteomyelitis, diabetic foot wounds, radiation tissue injury, and sudden sensorineural hearing loss. His procedures include dive medical examinations, FAA pilot medical examinations, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). A former US Air Force flight surgeon and decorated Iraq War veteran, he holds the rank of Senior FAA Medical Examiner and has extensive experience in occupational health. He works with military, commercial and private pilots as well as commercial, scientific and recreational diver groups, applying a consistent approach to keeping them mission ready and qualified. He speaks English.
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