Craig McKinley | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Craig_McKinley_(physician).jpg) McKinley preparing for a NEEMO 7 training dive. | |
| Born | Craig Anthony McKinley July 14, 1964 Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 2013 (aged 48) |
| Education | B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of New Brunswick; M.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick; M.D., University of Toronto |
| Occupation | physician |
| Employer | McMaster University |
| Known for | Aquanaut |
| Title | Assistant Professor |
| Spouse | Susan Hegge |
| Children | Samantha Mckinley (Sammi) Jessica McKinley (Jessi) |
| Parent | Joseph Garland Mackinley Carol Ann Hartlen |
Craig Anthony McKinley (July 14, 1964 – February 18, 2013)[1][2] was a Canadian physician. On February 28, 2003, McKinley participated in the world's first telerobotic-assisted surgery, conducted at two hospitals separated by 400 kilometres. He later served as an aquanaut on the joint NASA-NOAA NEEMO 7 underwater exploration mission in October 2004, where he and other aquanauts tested remote health care procedures with potential application for space travel.[3] McKinley experienced problems with alcohol and faced legal difficulties beginning in 2009. He lost his hospital privileges in 2011 and died in 2013.
- ^ "Craig Anthony McKinley - Obituaries - North Bay, ON". Sun Media. 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "McKinley, Craig Anthony CPSO#: 66630". The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ NASA (October 13, 2004). "NEEMO 7". NASA. Archived from the original on October 30, 2004. Retrieved September 26, 2011.