About Dr. Hardy

Dr. Michael Hardy practices Aviation Medicine in Salt Lake City and Orem, Utah. He is the sole proprietor of Flightline Medical, an independently owned and operated clinic specializing and focusing on FAA flight physicals.

Dr. Hardy has practiced Aviation Medicine since 1993, including service as a U.S. Navy Flight Surgeon from 1993 to 1995, and as a civilian since 2006. He is a Senior FAA Aviation Medical Examiner. He practiced Occupational Medicine for over twenty years, including service as a U.S. Navy Occupational Medicine Physician, and as a civilian in Salt Lake City and Orem, Utah. He is Residency trained in Occupational Medicine. Dr. Hardy's patients, colleagues and peers recognize him as an experienced and dedicated Aviation Medical Examiner. 

Prior to civilian Occupational Medicine practice in Colorado, California and Utah, Dr. Hardy served as a Medical Officer in the United States Navy, with eight years of active duty service. His service as a U.S. Navy Flight Surgeon with the Fleet Marine Force was the highlight of his career. During this time he served as Flight Surgeon for VMA-214, the Black Sheep, a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier squadron in Yuma, Arizona. He subsequently served as Senior Flight Surgeon for Marine Aircraft Group 13, also in Yuma. After residency training in Occupational Medicine, he served as Occupational Medicine Physician and Senior Medical Officer at the U.S. Navy medical clinic at Naval Submarine Base Bangor in Washington state. He has a life-long interest in the history of aviation and manned space flight, and is an ardent supporter of the aviation community in Utah.

Dr. Hardy is a graduate of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and completed residency training in Occupational Medicine at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah. He holds a bachelors degree in Microbiology from Idaho State University.