Maj Dr. Paul Pikman
•Physician Program Manager of C-STARS Omaha
•Air Force Pulmonary Critical Care Physician
•Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Medicine
Major Paul Pikman is a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician, assistant professor of medicine, and instructor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Omaha, En Route Care Training Department, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, 711th Human Performance Wing. In addition to clinical practice in Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Major Pikman is also responsible for delivering biocontainment care training for Air Force and other uniformed medical personnel.
Major Pikman enlisted with the Air Force in August of 2006 as a teenager. He completed technical training in Cardiopulmonary Lab Technology/Respiratory Therapy and completed his enlistment in 2010 at Travis AFB, CA. Following completion of his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis he commissioned through the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) in 2014. Prior to his current position, Major Pikman was completing his training in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, MA.
Education
2006 Associates of the Arts, Cardiopulmonary Laboratory Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL
2013 Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
2018 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
2021 Residency in Internal Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
2023 Fellowship in Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
2024 Fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA
Assignments or Career Chronology
- September 2006 – November 2007, CARDIOPULMONARY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY/RESPIRATORY THERAPY STUDENT, 383 Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX
- November 2007 – August 2010, CARDIOPULMONARY LABORATORY TECHNICIAN/RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, 60th Medical Operations Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
- August 2010 – August 2014, OBLIGATED RESERVES, Buckley AFB, CO
- August 2014 – May 2018, HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM MEDICAL STUDENT, AFIT, Buies Creek, NC
- June 2018 – June 2021, INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENT, Wright State University, 88th Medical Operations Squadron Wright Patterson AFB, OH
- July 2021 – June 2024, PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FELLOW, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, AFIT, Burlington, MA
- September 2023 – November 2023, ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC BRONCHOSCOPY FELLOW, Boston, MA
- July 2024 – Present, INSTRUCTOR, Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS), United Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine; ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE ATTENDING, UNMC, Omaha, NE
Major Awards and Decorations
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Effective Dates of Promotion
Airman – August 2006
Airman First Class – June 2007
Senior Airman – February 2009
Second Lieutenant – August 2014
Captain – May 2018
Major – May 2024
Current as of July 2024