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Education:
B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., George Mason University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Dr. Cukor earned a BS from Tufts University and his MD from UMass Medical School where he subsequently trained as an Emergency Medicine Resident and Chief Resident. He served as the Emergency Medicine Education Director at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, before returning to UMass as a Flight Physician with UMASS LifeFlight, an Adult and Pediatric Emergency Department Attending, and ultimately the Emergency Medicine Residency Director for 11 years. Dr. Cukor is a Medical Officer on a Federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team and has participated in humanitarian missions aboard both USNS Hospital Ships, COMFORT and MERCY. He is a volunteer physician with Project HOPE and an Adjunct Professor of Health Communication at Rhode Island College. Dr. Cukor has authored over 25 peer reviewed papers, book chapters or abstracts, serves as a peer reviewer for UpToDate, and has been invited to teach Emergency Medicine both nationally and internationally. Since 2011, he has proudly served as the Academy Physician supporting the cadets and campus and has participated in more than 10 sea terms.
- Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation from Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 1993
- Master’s Degree in Emergency Management
- USCG Unlimited Master License
- Retired Ship’s Master with Maersk Line Ltd.
- Member of Boston Marine Society and Ancient Honorable Artillery Company