Veteran outdoors author William W. Forgey, MD, is a full-time practitioner of family medicine and is also a member of the board of trustees of the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, a fellow of the Explorers Club, and a past president of the Wilderness Medical Society. He is the author of many wilderness medicine and camping books, including Wilderness Medicine and Basic Illustrated Wilderness First Aid. He is a Vietnam veteran, a former instructor at the JFK Center for Special Warfare, and was awarded a bronze star and army commendation medal. Acting as the Medical Advisor to health teams on over 40 trips to Haiti, Dr. Forgey's team responded to epidemics of cholera, Zika, and chikgungya as well as treating multiple other infectious diseases.