Travis Stork facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Travis Lane Stork
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Stork in San Diego in 2008
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| Born | March 9, 1972 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Duke University (B.S.) University of Virginia (M.D.) |
| Occupation | Television personality, emergency physician, author |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Spouse(s) |
Charlotte Brown
(m. 2012; div. 2015)Parris Bell
(m. 2019) |
| Children | 2 |
Travis Lane Stork was born on March 9, 1972. He is an American doctor, TV host, and author. Many people know him from the TV show The Bachelor. He was also the main host of the daytime talk show The Doctors from 2008 to 2020.
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Becoming a Doctor and TV Star
Travis Stork worked hard in school. He went to Duke University and graduated with very high honors. He was part of a special group called Phi Beta Kappa Society. After that, he earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia. He also joined another honor society there, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Medical Training and Early Career
After medical school, Dr. Stork began training to become an emergency doctor. He did his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This training teaches doctors how to handle urgent medical situations.
While he was still training, Dr. Stork appeared on a TV show. He was on Season 8 of The Bachelor. On the show, he chose a schoolteacher named Sarah Stone. They lived close to each other in Nashville. However, their relationship ended just one week after the show's final episode aired. After his training, he worked as an emergency doctor in hospitals in Nashville and Colorado.
Writing Books About Health
Dr. Stork has written several books to help people learn about health. These books include The Lean Belly Prescription and The Doctor's Diet. Both of these books became very popular. They even made it onto the New York Times Best Seller list. This list shows the most popular books in America.
Hosting The Doctors TV Show
Dr. Stork became a host on the TV show The Doctors. This show started in September 2008. It was a daytime show about health and medicine. It was filmed in Los Angeles. Dr. Stork was the main host until September 2020. After that, the show changed its format.
What the Show Was About
On The Doctors, Dr. Stork led a group of other doctors. These doctors specialized in different areas, like kids' health, plastic surgery, and women's health. They talked about many health topics. They also answered questions from the audience. The idea for the show came from segments that were on the Dr. Phil show. Dr. Stork often appeared on Dr. Phil too.
Awards and Research
The Doctors show won an award in 2010. It received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Informative. This award is for talk shows that teach people things.
In 2014, a study looked at the health advice given on the show. The study was published in a medical journal. It found that most of the advice was supported by evidence. However, some advice was not. The study suggested that people should think carefully about health advice they hear on TV shows.
Personal Life
Travis Stork grew up in Missouri. He went to Parkway West High School. His parents were farmers. He was the first person in his family to become a doctor.
He was married to a pediatrician named Charlotte Brown from 2012 to 2015. Later, he married Parris Bell on August 3, 2019. They had their first child, a son, on June 17, 2020.
