Bashir El-Khoury MD, MPH

Education

Residency in Aerospace Medicine, 2021-2023
University of Texas Medical Branch / National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Galveston/Johnson Space Center, TX

Master of Public Health, 2021-2022
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Nephrology Fellowship, 2015-2017
UT Health Science Center / San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC), San Antonio, TX

Internal Medicine Residency, 2012-2015
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

General Surgery Internship, 2009-2010
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

Doctor of Medicine, 2005-2009
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Biochemistry), Bachelor of Arts in Physics, 2001-2005
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Biography

Lt Col Bashir B. El-Khoury is the Deputy Command Surgeon, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. He is responsible for the development and implementation of medical plans, programs and policies in support of USSPACECOM’s global human space flight operations. He coordinates on Department of Defense, Joint Chief of Staff and service Surgeon General Health Services Support Initiatives and policies, managing the medical needs for 5K joint personnel in 19 locations.

The lieutenant colonel entered the Air Force in June 2005 through ROTC Detachment 890 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He subsequently attended the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland where he earned his medical degree in May 2009. He is a chief physician and a flight surgeon. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Aerospace Medicine and Nephrology, and is a certified physician executive and fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, American College of Physicians and Academy of Wilderness Medicine.

Prior to assuming his current position, Lt. Col. El-Khoury was the Chief of Aerospace Medicine, 8th Medical Group, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, where he ensured support for COCOM stability with 6.4K sorties, 7.6K hours, and $62M Flying Hours Program – directly fueling the 8th Fighter Wing "Fight Tonight!" capability. He has also served as a staff nephrologist and the hemodialysis unit director at the 60th Health Care Operations Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California and has been deployed to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in support of NATO’s Operation Resolute Support as a staff hospitalist at Craig Joint Theater Hospital, overseeing the care of over 300 patients and serving as the sole nephrologist in Task Force Medical-Afghanistan. Additionally, Lt. Col. El-Khoury has served as a flight surgeon for the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada and has logged over 130 hours in a variety of aircraft.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Achievement Medal with “C” device

Antarctica Service Medal

Afghanistan Campaign Medal

Korea Defense Service Medal

2023 USAF Outstanding Achievement in Operational Research Award

Excellence in Clinical/Academic Teaching Special Experience Identifier (HMF)

Physician Executive Special Experience Identifier (H8W)

International Health Specialist - Familiarized Special Experience Identifier (H8A)

Representative Bibliography

El-Khoury BB, Ray KL, Altchuler SI, Reichard JF, Dukes CH. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other treatment modalities for deep space missions. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2023; 94(11):1–9.

El-Khoury, Bashir, and Tse-Chuan Yang. “Reviewing Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: a Socioecological Approach.” Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 1–10. 29 Mar. 2023, doi:10.1007/s40615-023-01573-x

Forrester MB, El-Khoury B, Winter M. Publicly available database: Federal Aviation Administration laser incident reports: Pattern of aviation laser incidents in Texas. Tex Public Health J 2022;74(4):10-11.