Adrienne Forstner-Barthell M.D..
I was born in San
Francisco, CA but have lived all over the United States in pursuit
of my medical degree, finally settling in the sunny and friendly
state of Arizona. Due to a love of writing and literature, I
obtained a Bachelors of Arts in English from Wellesley College, with
a minor in biology. I completed medical school in chilly Minnesota,
at the Mayo Clinic, and got my first taste of Arizona with a
residency in General Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. It
was during this time that I met my current business partner,
Elizabeth McConnell, who introduced me to the exciting and
challenging world of colon and rectal surgery. I finished a
fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Colon and Rectal
Center of Orlando last summer, and returned here where I joined Dr.
McConnell in practice.
I am excited to be
providing colonoscopies for the patients of Thunderbird Internal
Medicine. I find that being a colon and rectal surgeon allows me to
deal with a diversity of problems ranging from cancer to
hemorrhoids, starting with preventative colonoscopies to surgery for
recurrent cancer.
My time outside of
work is spent between singing at my church, hiking, traveling, and
attempting to keep my pets happy.
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