Mark A D'Andrea, MD is a physician in disaster medicine and has mastered the spectrum of knowledge and skills required in such a specialty. D'Andrea's clinical research, Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Benzene Following a Flaring Incident at British Petroleum Refinery in Texas City, is published in the American Journal of Disaster Medicine and has greatly influenced the diagnosis and treatment of the thousands of locals affected by the flaring incident in 2010.