Andrew Nathan Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN, is a board-certified internist, board-certified neurologist and fellowship-trained epilepsy specialist. After graduating from Yale University, he studied medicine at the Faculte Catholique in Lille, France for two years. Dr. Wilner graduated from the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI, in 1981. In 1982, Dr. Wilner discovered that locum tenens was the perfect solution to achieve work/life balance as a physician and writer. He subsequently practiced locum tenens in outpatient, inpatient, academic and community settings. Dr. Wilner is a prolific medical journalist and has written hundreds of articles for Medscape.com and other medical news outlets. He is author of four books, including “Bullets and Brains” and “The Locum Life: A Physician’s Guide to Locum Tenens.” He hosts the biweekly podcast “The Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew Wilner” and the YouTube channel “Underwater with Dr. Andrew.” He also hosts podcasts on ReachMD and RadioMD. Dr. Wilner is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, and Division Director of Neurology at Regional One Health. He is the medical director of Lingkod Timog, a nonprofit group that performs medical missions in the Philippines. On a typical day, Dr. Wilner cares for patients, teaches, writes, and lives with his wife and son.
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