Craig McKinley (physician)
Craig McKinley | |
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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) 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. McKinley experienced problems with alcohol and faced legal difficulties beginning in 2009. He lost his hospital privileges in 2011 and died in 2013.