Andrew Beeghly Knows Wilderness Medicine

Aside from being a clinically trained physician in his own right, with combat experience in Afghanistan and several decorations under his belt, Andrew Beeghly takes a good deal of pride in his knowledge of wilderness survival and wilderness medicine. Andrew Beeghly has been a member of the Wilderness Medical Society for the past seven years, including five years with the Appalachian Wilderness Medical Society. In addition to all this, Andrew Beeghly has been a fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine for five years.

Wilderness survival has long been a fascination of Andrew Beeghly’s, and wilderness medicine goes hand in hand with that interest. Learning how to survive under harsh conditions, and learning how to care for others under those conditions, is something that speaks to Andrew Beeghly’s deepest motivations as a person. He wants to be prepared for the worst, he says, because one never knows when the worst is going to happen.

Andrew Beeghly’s specialty in the area of wilderness medicine is in the treatment of tropical ailments and diseases. He has held membership in the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for the past two years. Andrew Beeghly earned this specialization during his humanitarian work in the tropics, including Haiti, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

With such extensive interest and training in the field of wilderness survival and wilderness medicine, Andrew Beeghly is definitely a person you will want on your side if you find yourself lost in unfamiliar terrain, far away from the rest of civilization.