To better your understanding of non-clinical career options and/or facilitate your physician career change, today we introduce you to Brad Nieder, MD. Some call him the Funny Doctor. Some call him the Phunny Physician. Still others call him Ethyl. To most, though, he’s known as The Healthy Humorist.
This bio and more information about Dr. Nieder can be found at the Speakers on Healthcare website.
“He’s Brad Nieder, M.D., a humor doctor and funny speaker who entertains, inspires, and enlightens audiences across the country with his unique blend of healthcare comedy and wellness advice. Delivering his presentations at conferences, conventions, and corporate events, Dr. Brad is perfect as a keynote speaker, an after-dinner entertainer, or an uplifting opener or closer, speaking to healthcare groups, professional associations, government organizations…basically anyone who could use a dose of laughter!
And couldn’t everybody? After all, laughter really is the best medicine. Well, okay, maybe penicillin is better. And aspirin is good, too. Come to think of it, morphine’s got to make the list. But laughter is still quite effective at reducing stress, managing pain, and boosting the immune system. In the workplace it can enhance communication, aid creativity, and improve productivity. And when Dr. Brad speaks, it’s contagious!
How did Brad end up being Dr. Funny? How does one come to blend healthcare and humor as a professional speaker? Just prior to going off to college, Brad discovered improvisational comedy. So while a freshman at Stanford University, he became a founding member of the SIMPS improv comedy troupe. During medical school at the University of Colorado, Brad frequently performed standup comedy throughout Denver for both live audiences…and cadavers. He then took his unique style to the East Coast when he attended the Medical College of Virginia for his residency training. He still traverses the country, but he once again lives in Denver, where he is a general practitioner who some would say is a specialist in Healthy Humor. He’s even a contributing author of the book Humor Me, which features his popular poem of wellness advice.
Let the Healthy Humorist prescribe his creative, inspiring message for your group. He’ll outline the benefits of laughter, offer wellness advice, and inject a dose of humor at your next event. Open up and say “Ha!””
