About Dr. Iseman

• Licensed physician and professional comedian who shares his "prescription for laughs"
• Honors graduate of Princeton University and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Co-host of the Style Network's hit show, "Clean House"

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 "Sports Soup," an original series on the Versus channel that takes an irreverent look at the state of sports and the people who play and report on them. Dr. Iseman also appears as the GoTo Guy on The Style Network's top show, "Clean House." He's hosted "Casino Night" and the National Vocabulary Championships on the Game Show Network, as well as "Scream Play" on E! Entertainment Television. Building on his improvisational background with The Groundlings in Los Angeles, Dr. Iseman has appeared in numerous national commercials and television shows, including "NCIS," "Courting Alex," "The Drew Carey Show," and "Mad TV," as well as the daytime drama, "General Hospital." Recently he appeared once again on Fox News' "Red Eye."

After being selected as one of only ten comedians in the nation to perform at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Dr. Iseman decided to take his comedy around the world. Following 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. Dr. Iseman has since returned overseas to entertain troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Hungary, and he continues to headline major comedy clubs across the United States.

Your Prescription for Laughs

Program Description
As the bottom line increasingly becomes the top priority, every employee in the healthcare industry has felt the added pressure in an already stressful field. With job descriptions changing from week to week and enough paperwork to fell a good-sized forest, there has never been a more stressful time to work in healthcare. Insurance payments are down, support staff is being cut, and job satisfaction is at an all-time low. In fact, the only thing that is up is stress. Be it the antiquated computer systems (or their unwieldy upgrades), the constant job cuts, or the seemingly constant "reviews", Dr. Iseman has seen it all. But, more importantly, he sees the humor in it. Showing how to use humor to combat stress, Dr. Iseman proves that laughter really is the best medicine.

Audience
This presentation is ideal for individuals who work within all levels and areas of the healthcare industry. This includes hospital personnel such as physicians, nurses, residents, mental health professionals, and administrative staff, as well as individuals within healthcare associations and pharmaceutical groups.

Format
This presentation is available as a keynote/general session program only, with the length of the presentation approximately 30-45 minutes.

Events
This presentation is applicable to a variety of events, including medical staff meetings, nursing conferences, physician meetings, resident graduations, awards dinners, annual conferences, and holiday parties.

Customization
Prior to his appearance, Dr. Iseman will make every effort to tailor the presentation so that it speaks directly to the needs and expectations of your audience.

A Laughing Matter: How Arthritis Took Me from Doctor to Patient to Person

Program Description
Before Dr. Matt Iseman started dispensing humorous one-liners as a professional comedian, he dispensed medicine as a licensed physician. But five years ago, soon after leaving his job as a doctor, he received a diagnosis that was anything but funny: He had Rheumatoid Arthritis. Since that diagnosis, he has been coping with RA while struggling to become one of the country's top comedians. In this presentation, Dr. Iseman shares how the sense of humor and positive outlook that fuels his professional endeavors also helps him deal with life as a patient.

Audience
This presentation is ideal for patients of all ages dealing with chronic pain - especially the pain associated with arthritis - as well as for individuals who work in pain management environments and associations and/or organizations associated with arthritis and chronic pain.

Format
This presentation is available as a keynote/general session program only, with the length of the presentation approximately 30-45 minutes.

Events
This presentation is applicable to a variety of events, including patient and caregiver conferences, medical staff meetings, nursing conferences, physician meetings, awards dinners, annual conferences, and holiday parties.

Customization
Prior to his appearance, Dr. Iseman will make every effort to tailor the presentation so that it speaks directly to the needs and expectations of your audience.