Episode 103 - Space Medicine (with Dr. Shawna Pandya)

From Stories From Space by ITSPmagazine, Matthew S Williams

June 11, 2025 · 47 min · Episode 103

About this episode

Dr. Shawna Pandya discusses her journey in medicine and space, and the future of humans living offworld.

Dr. Shawna Pandya is an aeromedical transport physician, a neurosurgery and emergency medic, leader of the an aquanaut with NASA's NEEMO analog missions, director of the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences' (IIAS) Space Medicine Group, and will be Canada's first female commercial astronaut. She's also a black belt martial artist in Taekwon-Do, an analog astronaut, and an explorer. During our interview, we discussed the path that brought her to medicine, space, and what the future holds for humans living and working offworld. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew S Williams

Guest: Dr. Shawna Pandya

Topics covered

space medicine
aeromedical transport
commercial astronaut
human spaceflight
neurosurgery
emergency medicine

Keywords

space medicine
aeromedical transport
commercial astronaut
neurosurgery
emergency medicine
NASA
IIAS
Taekwon-Do

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Organizations: NASA, International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, Simplecast, AdsWizz