Craig Heligman MD

Craig Heligman, MD, is an occupational medicine physician with extensive experience supporting workforce health, safety, and regulatory fitness-for-duty programs. He is board certified in Occupational Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Heligman earned his medical degree from Saint Louis University and a master’s degree from Purdue University, and completed residency training in Occupational Medicine at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He brings broad clinical and leadership expertise across employee health, disability and workers’ compensation, and occupational health program development. His background includes serving as director of employee health for a university medical center, medical director for a disability insurance carrier, and consulting medical director for a workers’ compensation carrier, as well as owning an occupational medicine clinic. Dr. Heligman also served several years in the U.S. Navy as a General Medical Officer and Undersea Medical Officer, contributing to his perspective on operational readiness and complex work environments. He has more than two decades of experience in the railroad industry, including work as a consultant and as a Chief Medical Officer. He is associated with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and serves his community as a board member for Gabriel House of Care.