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Bill Brandenburg, MD Education and Work History

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I help top performers and the heroes of society perform at their absolute best!

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Summary

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Education

St. Clement Grade School, St. Louis, Missouri

Kirkwood High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Associates. Meramec Community College, St. Louis, Missouri

B.S. Biochemistry. Regis University, Denver, Colorado

Medical Doctor. University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado

Rural Track, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado

 

Residency

Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Rural Training Track

Rotated at 42 other hospitals, clinics, and medical institutions in addition to the above during medical training.

 

Professional Work

4 Year Full Scholarship to College for Basketball

National Jewish Hospital: Immunology Research Laboratory Technician

American Red Cross: Wilderness First Aid Instructor

Denver Mountain Guiding: Climbing Guide

Hospital de Las Culturas, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico: Clinical Laboratory Technician

St. Anthonys Hospital: Cadaver Anatomy Instructor

Rural Physicians Group: Hospitalist

Elmore St. Lukes, Mountain Home, Idaho: Hospitalist

William Newton Hospital, Winfield, Kansas: Hospitalist

Delta Memorial Hospital, Delta, Colorado: Hospitalist

Grand River Health, Rifle, Colorado: Hospitalist

St. Alphonsus, Nampa, Idaho: Hospitalist

Wander: Travel and Adventure Medicine. Boise, Idaho: Travel and Occupational Medicine physician.

Wonder Medicine Direct Primary Care. Boise, Idaho: Primary Care Doctor

Wonder Medicine Longevity and Performance Center: Longevity Provider

 

Past Clinical Skills

Hospital Medicine, Rural Critical Care Medicine and Procedures, Primary Care, Obstetrics, Surgery, Endoscopy, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Travel Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, Wilderness Medicine.

 

Current Clinical Skills

Longevity and Performance Medicine

Hospital Medicine

 

Publications

Brandenburg WE, Kleier C.  Effect of MgCl2 on germination, growth, and biomass allocation of the radish CV. “Cherry Belle”. Am J of Environ Sc. 2011; 7(2): 132.

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Brandenburg WE, Davis CB. Medical knowledge and preparedness of climbers on Colorado’s 14,000 foot peaks. Wild Environ Med. 2016; 27:62-68.

 

Brandenburg WE, Locke BW. Mountain medical kits: Epidemiology-based recommendations and analysis of medical supplies carried by mountain climbers in Colorado.  J of Trav Med. 2017; 24: 1-9.

 

Brandenburg WE, Levandowski W, Califf T, Manly C, Levandowski CB. Animal, microbial, and fungal borne skin pathology in the mountain wilderness: A review. Wild Environ Med. 2017; 28:127-138. 

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Brandenburg WE. Phytodermatitis: A brief review of human skin reactions caused by the kingdom Plantae. J of Plant Path Res. 2017. Available Online.

 

Brandenburg WE. Mushroom Poisoning: Epidemiology in the United States from 1999-2016. Mycologia. 2018; 110: 637-641.

 

Other Accomplishments

  • English and Spanish language skills

  • climbed all but 1 of the Colorado 14,000-foot peaks

  • Private Pilot’s License holder

  • All American, junior college basketball player

  • ski's very fast, could use more control 

  • has dead lifted over 500 pounds

  • real estate transactions funded Bill's medical education and medical clinics

  • built 2 medical clinics

 

 

Bill’s Favorite Podcasts

 

Favorite Health and Medical Education Podcasts (so many more too!)

The Drive, Peter Attia, MD

Huberman Lab, Andrew Huberman, PhD

Plenary Session, Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH

This Podcast Will Kill You, Erin Welsh, PhD and Erin Allmann Updyke, MD, PhD

The ZDOGG MD Show, Zubin Damania, MD

The Doctors Pharmacy, Mark Hyman, MD

The Model Health Show, Shawn Stevenson

The Internet Book of Critical Care, Adam Thomas, MD and Josh Farkas, MD

Found My Fitness, Martin Gibala, PhD

Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast, Ben Greenfield

Strive for Great Health Podcast, Richard Harris, MD, PharmD, MBA

Bedside Rounds, Adam Rodman, MD, MPH

The Genius Life. Max Lugavere.

 

Other Great Podcasts (so many more too!)

Curious Universe, NASA, Jessica Watkins (science and outer space)

The Game, Alex Hormozi (business)

Impact Theory, Tom Bilyeu (technology, business, innovation, health)

How I Built This, Guy Raz (Business)

Lex Fridman Podcast (technology, business, geopolitics, science)

 

 

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