Dr. Jörg Hedtmann is an occupational and aviation medicine specialist (and a former private pilot license holder). After studying human medicine at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (1979-1985) and training as an aviation medical examiner, he served in the German Air Force in clinical roles, international assignments, research, and command staff positions.

From 1997, he worked for what is now the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Transport, Postal Services, and Telecommunications Industry (BG Verkehr), initially as Head of Occupational and Traffic Medicine, and from 2006 until his retirement in 2025 as Director for Occupational Safety and Health. In this role, his responsibilities included the safety and health of employees in the German transport industry on land, water, and in the air.

As a member of national and international professional societies, he has experience in committee and board work. Today he is managing partner of AdAstra Medevents, leads scientific projects and is active as a lecturer, author, and moderator.