About

My Story

Dr Teri Finklea was born and raised in Texas and went to the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (Hook ‘em Horns!) for medical school. She moved to beautiful, sunny Florida to complete her residency at the University of Florida in Jacksonville. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine and has been practicing for over 14 years.

Married to a Commercial Airline Pilot

Being married to a pilot, Dr Finklea is very familiar with the process it takes for a pilot to maintain their medical certification. She has heard pilots express their anxiety over being grounded for medical conditions and not knowing how to proceed with getting a special issuance. This is one of the main reasons she wanted to become an Aviation Medical Examiner. Dr Finklea will walk with you through the entire process of getting and maintaining your medical certificate, making it as easy and painless for the pilot as possible.