Billy Hailey (US Army Special Forces Senior Medical Sergeant, SFC, ret)

Billy is Merchants of Medicine’s Chief of Special Projects Medical Training.

Billy has worked in healthcare for 25 years.  As a Senior U.S. Special Operations Medical Sergeant, trauma care is Billy’s bread and butter, however, he maintains a broad range of medical skills and experience from performing surgeries in hospital O.R., treating and triaging patients arriving in the E.R., caring for patients in the I.C.U., responding to calls as a firefighter/paramedic, and working as a rescue diver.

Between the Army, State Department, and other U.S. Government agencies, Billy has had numerous deployments that have taken him to every corner of the globe. With over 1100 days in combat, Billy is well versed in triage and treatment of a wide range of illnesses and injuries in austere environments. He has also stood up and commanded foreign force battalions in several foreign countries as well as provided aid in humanitarian missions.

Billy is the owner and lead instructor for his own company and several other companies that specialize in teaching weapons, tactical, trauma care and first aid, hunting safety, survival skills, and mountaineering skills, teaching everyone from civilians and law enforcement to military and elite units. Billy has a love for the outdoors, and an active lifestyle with a history of being a sponsored athlete in cycling, skateboarding, and snowboarding.