Dr. Dituri enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1985. He served continuously on active service upon various ships and shore stations where he was involved in every aspect of diving and special operations work from saturation diving and deep submergence to submersible design and clearance diving. Now that he is retired from 28 years of active service to the United States, he is the president of the International Board of Undersea Medicine. He also volunteers his time as the CEO of the Association for Marine Exploration. He is an invited speaker on medical, motivational, sea and space related topics.

Dr. Dituri earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina as well as a master’s degree in Astronautical Engineering from Naval Post Graduate School in California. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Florida.

Dr. Dituri is the author of numerous diver-training manuals, a co-author of the book “Tao of Survival Underwater”, a contributing author to both Hyperbaric Medical Practice (4th edition) and the U.S. Navy Diving Manual and has been published in several journals including those produced by the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society, the American Society of Naval Engineers as well as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is a class “D” Licensed Sky Diver, a one atmosphere suit Pilot, a Level three certified Systems Engineer and Level three Program Manager for the Department of Defense. Dr. Dituri has 11 personal awards (medals) earned from his time in the U.S. Navy, enjoys writing books, skydiving and has a long-term goal of being a civilian astronaut.