Roger D. Billica, MD, FAAFP
Dr. Billica received his undergraduate chemistry degree and M.D from the University of North Carolina, followed by a residency in Family Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona. For the next three years he was the physician at the Grand Canyon National Park clinic and emergency room, after which he joined the Air Force as an F-16 / F-15 squadron flight surgeon and Chief of Aero-medical Services at Luke Air Force Base.
Dr. Billica left the Air Force to join the NASA Space Program in 1989 and was appointed Chief of Medical Operations in 1991. While at NASA he managed the health care aspects of over 60 space shuttle missions, the NASA-Mir program, and the development and initial phases of the International Space Station. He published numerous scientific papers, has been the recipient to a variety of distinguished awards, and holds a patent in the field of telemedicine.
During his time with NASA Dr. Billica focused on how to help individuals achieve optimal health and was involved with the Biomedical Research Institute studies of biochemical, physiological, and nutritional aspects of healthy aging.
Dr. Billica left NASA in 2001 to open a integrative medical clinic in Fort Collins (Tri-Life Health, PC) which specializes in preventive, functional, nutritional, oxidative, and environmental medicine. His goal is to help individuals recover from illness and achieve healthy aging by correcting and repairing the underlying processes that cause disease rather than simply treating the symptoms.
Dr. Billica is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and a member of the American College for Advancements in Medicine.
