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Peter Hackett, M.D.
A world-recognized authority in the field of
high altitude illness, Dr. Hackett is currently the Clinical
Director of the Altitude Research Center at the University of
Colorado Denver Medical School and Director of The Institute for
Altitude Medicine in Telluride, Colorado. Like most people who
come to Telluride, Peter Hackett, M.D., was drawn by the
mountains. But more than the craggy vistas and powder skiing, he
was attracted by their elevation: They’re high enough to make
people sick. And whether he’s in Telluride, Alaska or Nepal,
studying altitude-related illnesses is Hackett’s passion.
Over the last three decades, Hackett’s
pioneering work at high camp on Denali, Mount Everest and now in
Telluride has significantly improved the understanding of
high-altitude physiology and the methods for coping with
life-threatening conditions, such as cerebral and pulmonary edema.
He has directed numerous high-altitude research projects
throughout Nepal and Alaska, and was Medical Director of the AMGA.
In the mid-’70s, he founded the Himalayan Rescue Association in
Kathmandu, Nepal. In 1981, he was a doctor and mountaineer on John
West’s American Medical Expedition to Everest and successfully
soloed the summit.
Dr. Hackett is a Founding Member of the
Wilderness Medical Society, Co-Chair of the International Hypoxia
Symposia, and Past-President of the International Society for
Mountain Medicine. He also serves on the board of several medical
journals, and has written a book, countless articles, and book
excerpts on wilderness and high-altitude medicine. His media
appearances include Nightline with Ted Koppel, and two NOVA
specials.
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