Tom Fox is currently the Research Physiologist for the Hyperbaric Institute for Research and Training, a division of the Center Hyperbare de L’Ile, Pincourt QC. He has worked in the field of Clinical Hyperbaric Oxygen for over the 30 years. Upon his departure from the military Mr. Fox established American Hyperbarics Inc. (AHI), a full service company providing hyperbaric service implementation, training and operational support. AHI has established Hyperbarics Services in the Republic of Panama, established clinical hyperbaric programs in Canada, provided hyperbaric equipment support to a hospital hyperbaric program in the Yucatan Peninsula and a mobile hyperbaric service bringing hyperbaric oxygen therapy to remote populations throughout the United States. AHI was intimately involved with the implementation and the development of the US Army’s Clinical Hyperbaric Service at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center. AHI provided its contract hyperbaric operational services and staffing from 1997 through 2011. In his last assignment in the military, he served as the Chief of the Atmospherics Branch of the U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker Alabama. In thiscapacity, he was responsible for hyperbaric/ hypobaric operations and training of US and NATO aviators, flight surgeons and flight medics. Mr. Fox is a Senior Army Aviator, an Aviation Safety Officer and flew twelve years as a Medical Evacuation for the US Army.

Mr. Fox holds a Masters in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a Master’s of Science in Counseling and Psychology from Troy State University at Dothan. Mr. Fox is also a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College.

His experience in the successful integration of clinical hyperbaric oxygen into the medical services of three different countries in three different languages led to his selection as the Vice President for Operations and Training for the American Association for Hyperbaric Awareness (AAHA). Working in cooperation with Congressional leaders and governmental agencies, AAHA is advancing the understanding of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy within mainstream medicine by demonstrating its value as a therapeutic option.