Andrew NathanWilnerMDAssociate Professor of Neurology, UTHSC(He/Him)

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Podcast Host: "The Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew Wilner," Neurohospitalist, Medical Journalist, PADI Divemaster and underwater photographer

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855 Monroe Avenue
Suite 415
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone+1 401-662-3754

Fax+1 901-790-8685
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Summary

Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN
Bio: Updated June 1, 2023

Dr. Wilner is Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Division Director of Neurology at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN.

He hosts the podcast, "The Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew Wilner" and produces the YouTube channel, "Underwater with Dr. Andrew."

Dr. Wilner graduated from Yale University and Brown University School of Medicine. He is board certified in both internal medicine and neurology. He completed a fellowship in electroencephalography at the Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Canada.

Dr. Wilner has been a medical advisor for the Accordant Health Services Epilepsy Disease Management Program, Greensboro, NC, for more than 20 years. Dr. Wilner and Accordant colleagues have published papers in Epilepsy and Behavior detailing the excess cost burden of epilepsy compared to controls and highlighted the problem of comorbidities (Wilner et al. 2012, 2014, 2016).

Dr. Wilner has worked for many years as medical journalist with more than 1,000 publications, many on Medscape.com. He is also a podcast host for ReachMD.com and RadioMD.com.

Dr. Wilner is the author of four books. These include two books on epilepsy; "Epilepsy: 199 Answers, 3rd Edition," and "Epilepsy in Clinical Practice." His collection of over 100 essays on neurology, "Bullets and Brains," was published in 2013. Dr. Wilner has extensive locum tenens experience, and his latest book is "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens."

Dr. Wilner volunteers as the medical director of Lingkod Timog, a nonprofit medical mission organization that delivers health care to rural areas of the Philippines.

For more information, see www.andrewwilner.com.

In Search of a Manta Ray

Here's my video of a Manta Ray (Mobula alfredi) filmed on Tubbataha Reef in June of 2022. Dive Vessesl was the Discovery Palawan, which I highly recommend!

Andrew Wilner, MD, Author

Author/Physician Andrew Wilner, MD, discusses his latest book, "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens," and other publications.

New Book! "The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens"

"The Locum Life: A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens" is the first book written by a locum tenens physician and professional journalist.

Education & Training

McGill University Faculty Medicine HospitalNeurology, 1985 - 1989
University of California (Irvine)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1982 - Present
NH State Medical License 2015 - Present
AZ State Medical License 2015 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2013 - 2025
SD State Medical License Active through 2025
TN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2013 - 2021
NV State Medical License 2015 - 2021
MA State Medical License 1987 - 2019
CT State Medical License 2009 - 2018
RI State Medical License 1987 - 2018
MN State Medical License 2015 - 2018
NC State Medical License 1989 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Journalism Fellowship for Excellence in Medical/Health Reporting American Academy of Neurology, 2008
Creative Expression of Human Values Award American Academy of Neurology, 2001