3005 Dixie Highway

Suite 20

Edgewood, KY 41017

Phone: 859-426-1000

Fax: 859-426-7107

email: aviationmedicine@fuse.net

Mission & Vision

The Aviation Medicine Center was first opened in September 2000 for the sole purpose of dealing with the unique needs of the aviation population in this area. More than 5,000 licensed pilots and air traffic controllers are based in the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport area. The Aviation Medicine Center is here to serve them. The Aviation Medicine Center is the only one of its kind in Northern Kentucky. The mission of the Aviation Medicine Center is to become your advocate to the Federal Aviation Administration.
We provide reliable, responsible medical care for those pilots and air traffic controllers with aviation related problems.  We strive to make your next flight physical as pleasant and less bothersome as possible.  Our goal is for you to be as fully informed as possible and to receive the best care that we can give you.

Our Core Values:  

• Caring, compassion and support for the aviation industry in our area.
• A focus on health enhancement as well as patient care.
• A level of service that exceeds expectations.
• To provide the highest quality flight physicals to our patients in a pleasant and caring environment.

Our Staff:

When you choose an Aviation Medical Examiner you choose the staff as well. Here at Aviation Medicine Center we have assembled a hand picked staff of caring and dedicated professionals. Together we work as a team toward the common goal of making your experience with us relaxing, educational and fulfilling. We strive to exceed your expectation. The entire staff of The Aviation Medicine Center are among the most competent and caring individuals available in the area.

Steven D. Villegas, M.D.

Doctor Villegas has been performing flight physicals since 1983. He received his training in Internal Medicine at Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio. He graduated from the Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute in Pensacola Florida as a United States Naval Flight Surgeon. He is currently a Captain in the Naval Reserves.

Aviation Experience:

Dr. Villegas attended flight school in Pensacola Florida which included the following:

• Nine weeks are spent in the classrooms and clinics on the campus of the Naval Aerospace Medicine Institue. Clinical aeromedical topics in internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, otorhinolaryngology, and ophthalmology were attended in an effort to provide the flight surgeon with the understanding of how the aviation environment can affect the physiologic and pathophysiologic processes of the human body.
  
• A six-week flight orientation course and ground school at the Naval Aviation Schools Command. Basic ground school topics include aerodynamics, engines and systems, navigation, and weather. Also included was basic water survival and aviation physiology training. This six-week phase of instruction for all flight surgeons was identical to the classes taken by Navy and Marine Corps aviators.
  
• The next phase of instruction included a ten-week flight indoctrination syllabus with Training Air Wing FIVE at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. Training was conducted in the fixed-wing Beechcraft T-34C (Turbo Mentor). This ten-week phase of instruction was taken side by side with other Navy and Marine Corps aviator students.
  
• This was followed by a 2 € year tour with the fleet working and flying side by side with Naval aviators.
  

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  Directions: 1) From I-75, take I-275 east to Exit 83, Dixie Highway. The stoplight at the end of the exit ramp is Dixie Highway. 2) Turn right (south) on Dixie Highway and go 6/10 mile to the fourth stoplight, Edgewood Road. 3) Turn left on Edgewood and then turn left into the Ashley Place parking lot. We are in Suite 20, on the lower level.

  OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Tuesday - Thursday.  9:00 am - 12:00 pm Wednesday - Friday.