Travis Lane Stork
Encyclopedia
Dr. Travis Lane Stork, MD (born March 9, 1972, in Fort Collins, Colorado
) 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
.
, and earned his M.D.
from the University of Virginia
. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
in Nashville, Tennessee
. 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".
, a Los Angeles
-based daytime medical/talk show, produced by Jay McGraw
, son of Dr. Phil McGraw, which debuted in September 2008. 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. The idea came about from a series of segments that were featured on Dr. Phil, to which Dr. Stork has been a frequent contributor. 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.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
emergency physician
Emergency physician
An emergency physician is a physician who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill patients. The emergency physician is a specialist in advanced cardiac life support , trauma care such as fractures and soft tissue injuries, and management of other life-threatening situations.In...
and television personality, best known for appearing on The Bachelor, and as the host of the syndicated daytime talk show, The Doctors
The Doctors (2008 TV series)
The Doctors is an American syndicated talk show airing daily in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Sweden and Finland. It debuted on September 8, 2008. The hour-long daytime program is produced by Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw and is distributed domestically and globally by CBS Television...
.
Medical career
Stork graduated magna cum laude from Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, and earned his M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a collection of several hospitals and clinics, as well as the schools of medicine and nursing associated with Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.It comprises the following units:...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. 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".
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.The Doctors
In 2007 Stork was selected to serve as the lead host on The DoctorsThe Doctors (2008 TV series)
The Doctors is an American syndicated talk show airing daily in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Sweden and Finland. It debuted on September 8, 2008. The hour-long daytime program is produced by Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw and is distributed domestically and globally by CBS Television...
, a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
-based daytime medical/talk show, produced by Jay McGraw
Jay McGraw
Jay Phillip McGraw is the son of Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw. He has one younger brother, Jordan . He has written several books aimed at young people. He has also appeared on The Dr. Phil Show....
, son of Dr. Phil McGraw, which debuted in September 2008. 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. The idea came about from a series of segments that were featured on Dr. Phil, to which Dr. Stork has been a frequent contributor. He appeared on The Talk
The Talk
The Talk may refer to:*A discussion of sexuality given to children, also euphemistically referred to as "the birds and the bees".*An episode of Mortified called "The Talk", about a teen attempting to avoid the above discussion....
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.