David M. Heaney, CHT

David M. Heaney has been fully employed in diving and hyperbaric medicine for 33 years. He became a US Navy Hospital Corpsman, working in aviation and diving commands. Upon discharge, he became a Registered Physicians Assistant, working in compressed air tunneling operations and also as a Safety Director and Dive Supervisor for offshore oilfield commercial diving firms. He became involved with the design, construction and operation of clinical hyperbaric chambers, subsequently inaugurating and managing four clinical hyperbaric programs at major hospitals in 3 States. He has been awarded the Oceaneering Award for Diving Safety and has presented numerous abstracts and papers at conferences & symposia since 1977.

CERTIFICATIONS:
US Navy Hospital Corpsman
US Navy First Class Diver
US Navy Independent Duty Corpsman
Diver Medical Technician
Association of Offshore Diving Contractors, Saturation-Bell Diver Certificate of Competence
American Heart Association CPR Instructor
American Red Cross Instructor in Advanced and Basic First Aid, CPR
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society Accreditation Surveyor

COMMITTEES AND BOARDS:
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) Associate Member,
National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology, Certified Hyperbaric
Technologist with Distinction
Mid-States Chapter, UHMS, member at large
American Society of Safety Engineers
UHMS Hyperbaric Chamber Safety Committee
Association of Diving Contractors Safety, Medical Education Committee, Surface Diving,
Bell Diving and Live-Boating Subcommittees
American Red Cross, District First Aid Committee