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Travis Stork 
Dr. Travis Stork in San Diego in 2008Born March 9, 1972
Fort Collins, Colorado
[citation needed]Occupation Emergency physician and television personality Dr. Travis Lane Stork, MD (born March 9, 1972, in Fort Collins, Colorado)[citation needed] is an American emergency physician and television personality, best known for appearing on The Bachelor, and as the host of the syndicated daytime talk show, The Doctors.
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Medical career
Stork graduated magna cum laude from Duke University, and earned his M.D. from the University of Virginia.[1] He completed his emergency medicine residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Before returning to Vanderbilt as a faculty physician, he worked as an attending physician in a private hospital system in Colorado. Dr. Stork currently splits his time between Nashville and Los Angeles, where he hosts the syndicated television show "The Doctors".[3]
The Bachelor
Stork was the bachelor during season 8 of The Bachelor. During the season finale of the show, Travis Stork chose school teacher, Sarah Stone, who coincidentally lived only a few blocks away from his residence. In the end the relationship dissolved, and both profess that there are no hard feelings about the breakup. In May of 2011 Travis got engaged to his girlfriend of two years, Dr. Charlotte Brown, a Nashville native.[4]
The Doctors
In 2007 Stork was selected to serve as the lead host on The Doctors, a Los Angeles-based daytime medical/talk show, produced by Jay McGraw, son of Dr. Phil McGraw, which debuted in September 2008.[5] On the show, Stork heads a panel of three other physicians from different fields (pediatrics, plastic surgery and obstetrics) as they discuss health issues and answer audience questions.[6] The idea came about from a series of segments that were featured on Dr. Phil, to which Dr. Stork has been a frequent contributor.[7] He appeared on The Talk as a guest on February 2, 2011, shares secrets to banishing belly fat forever and offers fast healthy fixes discussed in his book called The Lean Belly Prescription.[8]
References
- ^ "Stork's educational background". http://cbs2.com/health/Dr.Travis.Stork.2.804508.html.
- ^ "Stork's medical background". http://www.azfamily.com/health/news/stories/phoenix-health-news-080708-travis-stork.2512a04c.html.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine Department, Vanderbilt University Medical Center". http://www.vanderbiltem.com/travis-stork-md.html/.
- ^ http://www.tv.com/person/412680/summary.html
- ^ "The Doctors reviews at The Futon Critic website". http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20071025cbs01.
- ^ New show "The Doctors" set to premiere
- ^ "The Doctors site". http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/the_doctors_section_head.
- ^ http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_talk/blog/tag/?id=1827
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External links
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- American physicians
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Fort Collins, Colorado
- People from Nashville, Tennessee
- Duke University alumni
- University of Virginia alumni
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