Richard Moon MD

Richard Moon, MD, is a physician specializing in anesthesiology at Duke University, where he serves as Professor of Anesthesiology with a joint appointment in Medicine. He is the Director and Medical Director of the Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, integrating perioperative expertise with a focused commitment to environmental and undersea physiology. Dr. Moon completed residency training in anesthesiology at Duke University and also trained in pulmonary medicine. His clinical and scholarly work centers on physiologic responses to extreme environments, including diving physiology and decompression, gas exchange during diving, high-altitude physiology, and immersion pulmonary edema. He has also investigated how anesthesia and postoperative analgesia influence pulmonary function, with additional interests in monitoring tissue oxygenation. His research has been supported by major federal funding, including a multi-year NAVSEA award studying perfluoromethane as a decompression gas for human diving. Dr. Moon is also recognized for his contributions to the diving and hyperbaric medicine community, including receipt of a NOGI Award. In addition to patient care and research, he is active in education and mentorship, directing a Duke medical student study track focused on anesthesiology, surgery, and environmental physiology.