Martin S. Kus, M.D., M.P.H., has been named as a Medical Director for OccMD, the only physician-led medical and nurse case management company, working with Texas injury benefit programs and workers’ compensation programs in many states. Dr. Kus is an experienced occupational medicine physician, professor and U.S. Navy veteran who was chosen for this role by Melissa Tonn, M.D., founder and chief medical officer of OccMD.

“Martin’s experience and dedication to the field make him an optimal choice as OccMD expands to serve more companies and help injured employees receive an accurate diagnosis and the most appropriate, evidence-based treatment,” Dr. Tonn said.

Dr. Kus is providing medical direction with support and guidance from Dr. Tonn, and provides causation and extent of injury peer reviews.

Dr. Kus received his medical degree from Uniformed Services University of theHealth Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, and a master’s in public health from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his residency in occupational and environmental medicine at Duke University in Durham, NorthCarolina, and an emergency medicine residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Dr. Kus’s service in the U.S. Navy includes serving as the dive medical officer forFIRST Naval Construction in Little Creek, Virginia, where he managed primary care for 140 members of the Navy Underwater Construction teams and achieved recognition as a key contributor to NATO Operation Seabreeze in Odessa, Ukraine as the only NATO physician (2007-2008). Dr. Kus also has served as diving medical officer for SEAL Team EIGHTEEN, where he advised his commanding officer on operational medical concerns and team members’ health.

Inthe private sector, Dr. Kus has held several leadership roles in the field of occupational medicine, and he currently serves as assistant adjunct professor in the Duke University Occupational and Environmental Medicine department.

“I am honored to be at OccMD, where I can put to work my commitment to connecting with and caring for people,” Dr. Kus said. “Quality medical expertise is important in workers’ compensation and occupational injury benefit programs, and it’s humbling to be asked to work alongside Dr. Tonn, who is incredibly important to this industry because of her experience and dedication.”

Dr. Kus is licensed to practice medicine in Texas, Virginia and North Carolina. He is the vice president of Southern College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and secretary/treasurer of Texas College of Occupational and EnvironmentalMedicine. He is a member of American College of Occupational and EnvironmentalMedicine.

Married with two sons and a daughter, Dr. Kus resides in the Houston area. Dr. Kus is a native of Lublin, Poland, and speaks Polish fluently.