Expedition Medicine
Built for Where Medicine Doesn't Reach
Physician-led expedition optimization for athletes, adventurers, and professionals operating in austere, high-altitude, and remote environments.
The Expedition Performance Program
Most medicine is designed for clinics. Expeditions aren't clinics. Whether you're summiting above 8,000 meters, crossing remote wilderness, or leading a mission in a resource-limited environment, you need a physician who has been there — who understands what acclimatization protocols look like when the nearest hospital is three days out, what altitude illness really feels like at 5,500 meters, and how to build a medical kit that works when nothing else does.
Dr. Turner's Fellowship of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) credential, Advanced Wilderness Life Support training, and direct medical field experience across four continents shape every expedition consultation at Pravida Health. This program integrates pre-expedition physiological optimization with remote safety infrastructure — so you arrive at your objective as prepared as medicine can make you.
What's Included
Comprehensive Expedition Preparation
Pre-Expedition Physiological Baseline
Comprehensive assessment before you go: VO2 max testing, DEXA body composition, advanced biomarker panel, and cardiovascular screening. We establish your physiological baseline so acclimatization protocols can be individualized — not generic.
Altitude Physiology & Acclimatization
Evidence-based altitude acclimatization planning including pharmacological protocol selection (Diamox, Dexamethasone, HAPE prophylaxis), acclimatization staging, ascent rate optimization, and integration with altitude simulation training via Elemental Altitude.
Expedition Medicine Consultation
Physician-curated medical kit design, destination-specific illness and injury preparation, telemedicine protocols for the field, and a written Expedition Medical Plan that travels with your team — covering altitude illness, trauma, environmental illness, and evacuation decision criteria.
Remote Safety Infrastructure
Coordination of evacuation coverage through Global Rescue — the industry standard for expedition medical and security evacuation with 20,000+ completed operations worldwide. Satellite communication setup with Garmin inReach Mini for two-way messaging and SOS from any location on Earth.
Field Telemedicine Support
Direct physician access during your expedition via satellite-enabled communication. Dr. Turner is reachable for real-time triage, medication guidance, and evacuation decision support when you're in the field and conditions change.
Post-Expedition Recovery
Reintegration assessment following return: biomarker recheck, body composition analysis, cardiovascular recovery screening, and sleep and hormonal rebalancing protocols. High-altitude expeditions impose substantial physiological stress — recovery should be as structured as preparation.
Trusted Partners
Your Network in the Field
Global Rescue
Pravida Health has partnered with Global Rescue, the world leader in integrated medical and security evacuation services. With operations centers staffed by paramedics, nurses, and military special operations veterans — and an exclusive relationship with the Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Division of Special Operations — Global Rescue provides 24/7 field rescue and repatriation to your hospital of choice, anywhere on Earth.
Coverage available for individual expeditions and multi-member teams. Ask about discounted membership rates through the Pravida referral program.
Elemental Altitude
Chuck Sims, USAT Level 2 Endurance Coach, USAC Level 3 Cycling Coach, and Licensed Hypoxico Altitude Trainer, leads Elemental Altitude's intermittent hypoxic training protocols. For Pravida Expedition Program clients preparing for high-altitude objectives, Elemental Altitude provides structured altitude simulation sessions to drive physiological adaptation — safely and systematically.
Altitude simulation integrated with your Pravida physiological baseline and acclimatization plan.
Dr. Turner's Expedition Credentials
- FAWM — Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine through the Wilderness Medical Society. The FAWM requires 100 documented credits across required wilderness medicine competencies and field experience — the highest independent credential in wilderness and expedition medicine.
- Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) — Training completed through the Wilderness Medical Society in Park City, Utah. AWLS bridges emergency medicine and wilderness medicine for providers working in prolonged-care, resource-limited settings.
- International Field Medicine Experience — Dr. Turner has provided direct medical care in resource-limited environments across four countries.
- Sports & Spine Medicine Foundation — Board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Interventional Sports & Spine Medicine with RMSK (Registered in Musculoskeletal) ultrasound credential — the diagnostic and procedural skill set that matters when musculoskeletal injury occurs in the field.
Who This Program Is For
- High-altitude mountaineers and trekkers
- Ultra-endurance athletes competing in remote environments
- Executives and professionals on high-risk travel assignments
- Expedition teams requiring a medical plan and evacuation framework
- Humanitarian and mission workers operating in resource-limited settings
What You Leave With
- Individualized Expedition Medical Plan (written)
- Physician-curated medical kit list and pharmacological protocols
- Altitude acclimatization staging schedule
- Global Rescue evacuation coverage referral
- Satellite communication setup and protocols (Garmin inReach Mini)
- Direct physician access throughout your expedition