Dr. Joel Shulkin was on board American Airlines Flight 896 from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to New York City. Another passenger, Carine Desir, felt ill on the plane and requested oxygen from a flight attendant, but was allegedly refused twice. According to eyewitnesses, crew members tried to give Desir oxygen, but found that the two tanks on hand were empty. She was pronounced dead by Shulkin during the flight, before the plane could make an emergency landing in Miami. American Airlines denies the claim that she was refused oxygen and that the tanks were empty.
Fast Facts:
- Born: May 30, 1972
- Resides: Brighton, MA
- Specialty: Pediatrics
- Where: Children's Hospital, Boston
- Only licensed US doctor on flight
- Was in Haiti acting as medical adviser at school
- Formerly: Air Force major
- Bachelor's: University of New Hampshire
- Medical degree: New York University
- Currently attending Harvard University School of Public Health
- Lobbied Congress in 2007 for health insurance for children
- Other skills: musician, fiction writing, poetry
Fast Bio: Joel Shulkin is a politically-involved doctor with many outside interests. While at the University of New Hampshire in the early 1990's, he was a student senator and involved with Rock the Vote. After his graduation from New York University Medical School, he spent six years as a pediatrician in the Air Force. Currently, he is a pediatrician at Boston's Children's Hospital. He has continued his political involvement, lobbying Congress for health insurance for children in 2007. In his spare time he writes novels and songs, travels, and runs marathons.
Joel Shulkin News and Commentaries
- Topix.net: Joel Shulkin
- Google News: Joel Shulkin
- Union Leader: Doctor tried to save fellow air passenger (February 26, 2008)
- USAToday.com: American Airlines denies claims that dying woman wasn't given oxygen (February 25, 2008)
- From American Airline's official statement: "We are also grateful to medical volunteers on this flight who came to the aid of a fellow traveler during flight."
- Associated Press: Dead Woman's Cousin Blames Jet Equipment (February 25, 2008)
- Google Blog Search: Joel Shulkin
Joel Shulkin Background
LinkedIn: Joel Shulkin
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MySpace.com: Scene-Stealing Extras: Shulkin's band and fiction
- <p>MySpace.com Photos: Joel Shulkin
AMA Voice: May 2007: contains Shulkin interview
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