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Abigail McDonald, MD, MPH, is a physician on the aerospace medicine team at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where her work primarily focuses on pre‑launch medical preparedness for crewed missions. She previously served as the Medical Director at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Dr. McDonald is board‑certified in internal medicine, having completed her residency through the University of Connecticut Primary Care/Internal Medicine program. She is also board‑certified in occupational and environmental medicine after completing the Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fellowship, where she additionally earned her Master of Public Health.

Her scholarly interests span aerospace medicine, hearing conservation, heavy metal exposures, occupational pulmonary disease, health center quality improvement, and medical education.