To better your understanding of non-clinical career options and/or facilitate your physician career change, today we introduce you to Matt Iseman, MD. Regularly entertaining medical professionals with the skills of a professional comedian and the experience of a medical doctor, Dr. Matt Iseman finds humor in an industry that too often forgets the importance of laughter.
An honors graduate of Princeton University and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Iseman headed home to the University of Colorado for a residency in Internal Medicine. Now based out of Los Angeles, he is a licensed physician and a professional comedian who captivates audiences from all walks of life with his hilarious “presentations” that revolve around his real-life experiences as a physician.
Combining an energetic, charismatic stage presence with incisive material, Dr. Iseman skewers topics from lunchtime conferences on morbidity and mortality to “pager duels” to malpractice woes. Always hilarious and ever respectful of the profession, he has performed for hospital meetings, medical conferences and pharmaceutical company events from coast to coast, reminding healthcare professionals that, while laughter may not cure diseases, it can make them a little less painful.
Audiences may recognize Dr. Iseman as the host of “Casino Night” on the Game Show Network or “Scream Play” on E! Entertainment Television. Now the new co-host of the Style Network’s top show, “Clean House,” he’ll also be hosting the 2006 National Vocabulary Championships on the Game Show Network. Building on his improvisational background with the Groundling’s in Los Angeles, he has appeared in numerous national commercials and television shows, including “Navy NCIS,” “Courting Alex,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Mad TV,” as well as a guest role on the daytime drama, “General Hospital.” One of only ten comedians in the nation selected to perform at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Dr. Iseman more recently performed on Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend;” he’s also a contributing writer for Us Weekly’s “Fashion Police.”
Taking his comedy around the world, Dr. Iseman received an overwhelming response to two sold-out USO shows at Kunsan Air Force Base in Kunsan, Korea. He was invited to headline a tour throughout Europe in March 2003, hitting 15 bases in 18 days, and he has since returned overseas to entertain troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Hungary. He also continues to headline major comedy clubs across the United States.
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