About OMC
An independent occupational medicine practice built on physician judgment
Occupational Medicine Consultants was founded in 1988 to give Minnesota employers, pilots, attorneys and insurers direct access to specialist physicians — not a template-driven clinic.
Dr. Thomas Jetzer, MD, MPH
Founder & Medical Director
Dr. Jetzer founded Occupational Medicine Consultants in 1988 to practice occupational medicine the way he believed it should be practiced: with the physician at the center of the evaluation, enough time to get the history right, and a written opinion that stands on the medical evidence.
Board certified in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and an FAA-designated Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, he has spent his career at the intersection of clinical care, workplace exposure, aviation certification and medical-legal evaluation. He is a HIMS-trained monitor, a DOT Certified Medical Examiner, and has performed thousands of flight physicals and independent medical evaluations for pilots, employers, insurers and attorneys throughout the Upper Midwest.
His work in ergonomics and occupational injury prevention — including worksite evaluation, hand-arm vibration and cumulative trauma — has informed employer programs across manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, public safety and government. He has taught and lectured widely on occupational health and remains actively involved in the professional societies that set the standards our field works to.
Patients and clients meet Dr. Jetzer directly. That continuity is deliberate: the physician who examines you is the physician who signs the report and answers the questions that follow.
- MPH in Environmental Health
- Assistant Professor in Ergonomics, University of Minnesota
- U.S. representative on the ISO and ANSI standards committees
- Ergonomic consultant internationally to the aviation industry, the U.S. Postal Service, the food industry and numerous other industries
- Member of the committee that developed the medical standards for Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensed operators
- 25 years of service as medical physician for the Minnesota Twins
Our practice
All clinical services at OMC are provided by board-certified occupational and environmental medicine physicians who are also First Class Senior Aviation Medical Examiners, HIMS monitors and DOT Certified Examiners. We provide pre-placement and periodic examinations for all occupations and all government agencies, from our office at 6515 Barrie Rd. in Edina.
- Independent, evidence-based opinions — never shaped to a desired outcome
- Reports and recommendations written in plain, usable language
- Respect for the time of pilots, employees and employers alike
- Direct access to the physician who performed the evaluation