1.0Department of Medicinehttps://www.med.unc.edu/medicineKim Morrishttps://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/news/author/kcmorris/Featured Physician: Matthew Painschab, MD | Department of Medicinerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TFx4AJjGCI"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/news/matthew-painschab-md/">Featured Physician: Matthew Painschab, MD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/news/matthew-painschab-md/embed/#?secret=TFx4AJjGCI" width="600" height="338" title="“Featured Physician: Matthew Painschab, MD” — Department of Medicine" data-secret="TFx4AJjGCI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/945/2019/08/matthew-painschab.jpg15002100Dr. Painschab originally thought he would become a lawyer, but a physiology course in college changed his mind. The ability to explain medical phenomena and the research that goes into it attracted him to medicine. He also says the best advice he’s ever received is to approach life the way a cat does, with a consciousness largely of now.