Full Name
Daniel Danczyk
Position
Psychiatry Branch Chief
Office
FAA
Speaker Bio
Daniel Danczyk, MD, MPH
Dr. Danczyk is the Psychiatry Branch Manager for the Medical Specialties Division, Office of Aerospace
Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy,
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and University of Minnesota. He is board certified
in Psychiatry and Aerospace Medicine. Prior to joining the FAA, he worked as a senior aviation medical
examiner and aerospace psychiatrist at Mayo Clinic. His occupational work included complex and
specialized medical and psychiatric fitness for duty exams for civilian and military pilots and other
aircrew, air traffic controllers, physicians, and other healthcare employees. Dr. Danczyk has also been an
interviewer and evaluator for NASA’s Astronaut Candidate Selection. An invited speaker nationally and
internationally, his passion is educating others about the complexities of mental illness and substance
abuse to help reduce their stigma. In his military duty, he is a Colonel in the Air National Guard and
serves as the Commander for the Medical Group of the 133rd Airlift Wing. Dr. Danczyk is an instrumentrated private pilot and lives in the Twin Cities with his wife, Georgette, dog, and two cats.
Dr. Danczyk is the Psychiatry Branch Manager for the Medical Specialties Division, Office of Aerospace
Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy,
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and University of Minnesota. He is board certified
in Psychiatry and Aerospace Medicine. Prior to joining the FAA, he worked as a senior aviation medical
examiner and aerospace psychiatrist at Mayo Clinic. His occupational work included complex and
specialized medical and psychiatric fitness for duty exams for civilian and military pilots and other
aircrew, air traffic controllers, physicians, and other healthcare employees. Dr. Danczyk has also been an
interviewer and evaluator for NASA’s Astronaut Candidate Selection. An invited speaker nationally and
internationally, his passion is educating others about the complexities of mental illness and substance
abuse to help reduce their stigma. In his military duty, he is a Colonel in the Air National Guard and
serves as the Commander for the Medical Group of the 133rd Airlift Wing. Dr. Danczyk is an instrumentrated private pilot and lives in the Twin Cities with his wife, Georgette, dog, and two cats.
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