CAPT Kucik graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and from the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in 2001. He completed a Family Medicine internship at Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL, served as a Flight Surgeon with a Marine F/A-18 squadron and a Search and Rescue detachment at Marine Corps Air Station. CAPT Kucik then returned to training at the National Capital Consortium Anesthesiology Residency, serving as Chief Resident and Housestaff Senate President at the National Naval Medical Center, where he was also selected as Junior Officer of the Year. He next completed the Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Critical Care Fellowship. 

CAPT Kucik is a board-certified expert in Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine. He has held pivotal roles in clinical care, military medicine leadership, and global health engagements, including serving as Force Surgeon for the Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South Headquarters. His career highlights include leading medical operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and fostering medical diplomacy across Latin America. A decorated officer, CAPT Kucik has earned numerous military awards, published extensively, and co-edited Essentials of Disaster Anesthesia. In retirement, he continues to influence healthcare as a lecturer, author, and advocate for military-civilian medical collaboration.