Brandon Fornwalt, MD, PhD - Embrace Your Weirdness

<p>Dr. Brandon Fornwalt is the Senior Vice President of Cardiology at Tempus Labs. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, his MD from Emory, and his Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, followed by a one-year internship in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Boston. As you will hear, his passion for research took him next to the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor where he established his research program, before heading to Geisinger as a Diagnostic Radiology Resident before ultimately joining the faculty. He left Geisinger for Tempus Labs in 2021. Dr. Fornwalt’s career pathway exemplifies the versatility of dual-degree training, and we pick his brain about life in and out of academics and clinical medicine, what it means to be a physician-scientist, and his advice for thriving in this career.</p> <p>Credits:</p> <p>Our thanks to Dr. Fornwalt for being on the podcast.</p> <p>Follow Dr. Fornwalt on Twitter: @BrandonFornwalt</p> <p>Dr. Fornwalt’s faculty page:</p> <p>http://www.fornwaltlab.com/people.html</p> <p>Host: Bejan Saeedi</p> <p>Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke</p> <p>Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen</p> <p>Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh</p> <p>Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/behindthescope_" target="_blank"><strong>@behindthescope_</strong></a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/behindthemicroscopepod/" target="_blank"><strong>@behindthemicroscopepod</strong></a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/behindthemicroscope1/" target="_blank"><strong>@behindthemicroscope1</strong></a></p> <p>Website: <a href="http://www.behindthemicroscope.com/">behindthemicroscope.com</a></p>