Mitchell A. Garber MD, MPH, MSME - Senior Managing Consultant

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Mitchell A. Garber, MD, MPH, MSME, serves as a Senior Managing Consultant at ESi, combining physician and engineering expertise with over 30 years of military and civilian transportation safety experience. He has led and supported more than 1,000 transportation investigations, providing medical testimony to Congress. His specialty spans medical analysis and human factors across accident investigation and reconstruction, including pathology, toxicology, human performance, biomechanics, fatigue, and ergonomics, with aviation-focused knowledge such as hypoxia and spatial disorientation.

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Mitchell A. Garber MD, MPH, MSME Senior Managing Consultant Dr. Garber is a Senior Managing Consultant at ESi. Dr. Garber is a physician and engineer with over 30 years of military and civilian experience in transportation accident investigation. He was the first and only full-time Medical Officer at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, participated in well over 1000 investigations in all transportation modes, and has presented testimony to Congress regarding medical issues in transportation accidents. He specializes in the investigation of medical issues in transportation and other accidents, including the evaluation of pathology, toxicology, human performance, and biomechanics in accident investigation. Dr. Garber has addressed a wide range of medical and human factors issues in all transportation modes, including physical standards, fatigue, perception, medication use, visual impairment, obstructive sleep apnea, substance dependence, injury analysis, egress and evacuation concerns, ergonomics, and the effects of pre-existing disease on transportation operator performance, among others. Additional work specific to aviation has included investigations of hypoxia, spatial disorientation, and visual and vestibular illusions. He has often been called upon to evaluate the potential role of subtle cognitive impairment from a variety of causes in complex transportation accidents. Dr. Garber also has expertise in the optimization of ergonomics for customized office and industrial workstations. He has held a private pilot certification since 1996. Education MSME, Bioengineering. Georgia Institute of Technology. 1996 MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Harvard University School of Public Health. 1991 MD. Emory University School of Medicine. 1987 BA, Psychology/Sociology (Magna Cum Laude) . Duke University. 1982 Contact Information [magarber@engsys.com](magarber@engsys.com) (678) 990-3280 ESi Atlanta 430 Technology Parkway NW Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 Areas of Specialization • Medical Analysis • Transportation Policy • Human Factors & Ergonomics • Accident Investigation & Reconstruction • Biomechanics • Injury Causation [www.engsys.com](www.engsys.com) CV Last Updated: 5/29/2026 Page 1 of 7 Mitchell A. Garber MD, MPH, MSME Senior Managing Consultant Licenses & Certifications • Medical Review Officer, 2011–Present • Maryland Medical Licensure since 1999 (inactive) • Board Certification in Preventive Medicine (Aerospace Medicine), 1993 • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1988 Positions Held Engineering Systems Inc., Atlanta, Georgia • Senior Managing Consultant, 2011–Present Physician’s Care Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia • Physician Volunteer, 2021–2025 VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia • Staff Physician, 2004–2020 Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health, 2002–2015 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, 1997–2014 National Transportation Safety Board, Atlanta, Georgia & Washington, DC • Medical Officer, 1996–2011 POSTURx Office Ergonomics, Inc., • Chief Operating Officer, 2006–2008 U.S. Coast Guard Clinic, Washington, D.C. & National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland • Staff Physician, 1997–2003 Roswell West Medical Center, Roswell, Georgia • Medical Director, 1995–1996 CDC Occupational Health Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia • Contract Physician, 1994–1996 Georgia Institute of Technology Student Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia • Staff Physician, 1994–1995 Mitchell A. Garber MD, MPH, MSME Senior Managing Consultant U.S. Air Force, Various Locations • Flight Surgeon, 1987–1994 • Chief of Flight Medicine, 1988–1990 • Chief of Aeromedical Services, 1992–1994 USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB,

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What are Mitchell A. Garber’s main areas of specialization?

He focuses on medical analysis, transportation policy, human factors and ergonomics, accident investigation and reconstruction, biomechanics, and injury causation.

How extensive is his experience with transportation investigations?

He has participated in well over 1,000 investigations across all transportation modes.

What credentials and education does he list?

He holds MSME in Bioengineering (Georgia Institute of Technology), MPH in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Harvard), and MD (Emory), plus a BA in Psychology/Sociology from Duke.

Oct 22, 2026

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