Dr. David Warmflash

Dr. David Warmflash (MD)

Doctor of Medicine, Medical Researcher

Dr. David is a medical researcher, reviewer of medical and biotechnology content, and medical educator. His focus areas include aerospace physiology, diagnostic and therapeutic biotechnology, genetics, and astrobiology.

Dr. David is also skilled in authoring continuing medical education (CME) content in subjects that include cardiology, hematology, neurology, medical genetics, radiation bioeffects, and endocrinology.

Apart from medicine, Dr. David is also an internationally recognized science writer with recent publications in a range of outlets, including Medscape, the Genetic Literacy Project, ProtoLife, Chem Matters (of the American Chemical Society), and Live Science.

Work Experience

  • Clinical research in trauma hematology: 2023- Ongoing
  • Tutors students and others for the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE)
  • Serves as a science and medical advisor for media projects
  • Review scripts for medical and science videos
  • Directs medical research for a startup company

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine
  • Post-doctoral and fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania, Brandeis University, and the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)

Publications

  • Phobos LIFE (Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment). Astrobiology. 2019
  • Life detection using glucose and tetrasaccharide enantiomer pairs. Astrobiology. 2009
  • 16S rRNA beacons for bacterial monitoring during human space missions. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007
  • Harmonic generation by yeast cells in response to low-frequency electric fields. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2006 May
Dr. David Warmflash reviews only the medical information provided in the articles.