Medical Director
DAVID E. ROOT, M.D., M.P.H.
Corporate Medical Director
Dr. Root has practiced occupational medicine in Sacramento since 1981. He founded Sacramento Occupational Medical Group, a practice devoted exclusively to occupational medicine, in 1991. Dr. Root is certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine and in Aerospace Medicine. He is also a Certified Medical Review Officer. Dr. Root’s extensive experience includes: Hospital Commander, USAF Hospital, Takli, Thailand (1972-73); Chief of Occupational Medicine and Deputy Hospital Commander, Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, California (1973-75); Senior Medical Office/Pilot, RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, England (USAF/RAF Exchange Program, 1976-78); and Chief Aeromedical Medical Advisor to the USAF Life Support System Program Office, Air Force Systems Command, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (1978-80). After 20 years of active service as Chief Flight Surgeon and Pilot, he retired as a full Colonel in 1980. Dr. Root has received numerous honors and awards, particularly for his work with toxic exposures in the workplace.