Dedicated to Maritime Physicians, Maritime Nurses and Maritime Public Health Specialists

Thomas A. Gionis, MD JD MPH MBA MHA LLM FAIHQ

Chairman of the Board, American Board of Maritime Medicine (ABMM)
United States Fulbright Scholar in Law, Global/Public Health
Fellow, American Institute for Healthcare Quality
Board Certified, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians Academie de’ Droit International de La Haye
The Hague Academy of International Law, Advanced Certificate in International Law
Former UCLA Visiting Scholar in Public Health, UCLA School of Public Health
General Surgery, Tulane-Charity Hospital and Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tulane-Charity Hospital and Medical Center, New Orleans, LA

Professor George Garcia, MD FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery; University of Miami
Trauma Surgery and Surgery Critical Care
Board Certified, General Surgery, American College of Surgeons
Board Certified, Surgical Critical Care, American College of Surgeons
Outstanding Senior Attending, Department of Surgery
C Gillon Ward Resident Education Award, Department of Surgery
Chief Residents Appreciation Award, Department of Surgery
Duane G Hutson Lifetime Achievement in Education, Department of Surgery
Outstanding Senior Attending, Department of Surgery
C Gillon Ward Resident Education Award, Department of Surgery

William C. Heymann, MD FACEP

Chief Medical Officer, Vikand Solutions
Medical Executive Director, Sarasota County Health Department
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Diseases, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Diplomate, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Co-Founder, Cruise Ship Medicine Section, ACEP
Former Chairman, Cruise Ship Medicine Section, ACEP
Former Member, CLIA Medical Facilities Working Group
Former Chairman, Critical care Cedars Medical Center (University of Miami)

Peter Hult

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Vikand Solutions
Honorary Counsel of Sweden to State of Florida

Nia M. Smyrniotis, MS MD

Physician and Surgeon
Chief Medical Officer, Florida Medical Specialty Group, PA
Board Certified, American Board of Anti-Aging / Regenerative Medicine
Fellow, American Academy of Anti-Aging, American Board of Anti-Aging / Regenerative Medicine
Board Member, American Board of Maritime Medicine, Inc

Captain Edward M. Morales

Recipient, Medal of Valor Award, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Recipient, Certificate of Commendation, Dedication and Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Former, Terrorism Liaison Officer Coordinator, Joint Regional Intelligence Center, Los Angeles Operational Area Terrorism Fusion Center.
Author, Emergency Operational Plans for Dignitary Protection and Special Events
Fire Instructor and Hazardous Materials Instructor
Urban Search and Rescue Instructor
Community Emergency Response Team-CERT Instructor
Terrorism First Responder Operational Instructor.
Urban Search and Rescue Captain, Level III, International Deployment Team

Randy Styner, BS

Emergency Management Professional
Director, Emergency Management, University of California, Irvine
Former, Deputy Regional Administrator, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
Former, Emergency Operations Officer, California State University, Los Angeles
Former, Orange County Environmental Health, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator and Radiologic Protection Officer
Graduate, Northwestern Military and Naval Academy
Graduate, Western Illinois University
Graduate, Emergency Management Institute and Center for Domestic Preparedness (Advanced radiological incident operations and radiological emergency preparedness)
Survivor, 1975 Airplane Crash; Father Dr. James K. Styner credited for creating the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) system (1.5 certified professionals world-wide in 80 countries)

Professor George Theocharidis, LLM PHD

Professor of Maritime Law & Policy, World Maritime University
Member of the Piraeus Law Bar
Qualified Advocate, Areios Pagos (Supreme Court)
Full Member, Hellenic Maritime Law Association
Supporting Member, London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA).
Consultant, IMO E-Roaster
Member, Working Group, Legal Committee of IMO pertaining to “Measures to Prevent Unlawful Practices Associated with Fraudulent Registration and Fraudulent Registries of Ships”
Joint Rapporteur of the International Working Group of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) on “Liability for the Wrongful Arrest of Ships”
Ordinary Member of Law Commissions of the Government of Greece
Editor, Journal of International Maritime Law (JIML)
Co-author, book, “Maritime Law,” 5th edition, 2024
Author, Tort Liability of the Sea Carrier under Hague-Visby Rules” (2000)
Author, “The Co-ownership on Vessel as legal form for the exercise of maritime commercial activity” (2008).
Author, “Some thoughts on the Functionality of the Beijing Convention”
Author, “”All About Freedom of Contract? Bunker Supply Arrangements Post-Res Cogitans in Global Context”
Author, “Mechanisms of Protection from Non-Contractual Modes of Recovery in Sea Carriage – A Comparison Between Common Law and Civil Law Systems”,
Author, “Relationship between forum shopping and flag in satisfaction of security rights on a ship”, Author, “Jurisdiction for Provisional Relief under the Brussels Convention in Maritime Context” et al.) Author with Numerous Citations, international referred periodicals (J.M.L.C., R.H.D.I.) and has received numerous citations from courts and legal theory (Heidelberg Report)
Co-author,  Training Package on “Maritime Transport Policy”, instructed by IMO TCD
Holder, LL.M. degree, University of Cambridge (UK)
Holder, Ph.D. degree, Aristotle University (Greece)