Brian Neese, MD

Ben Gurion University of the Negev

I grew up in an Air Force family originally from Louisiana. I have spent most of my adult life traveling, living in Argentina, Cameroon, Israel, and Kenya. I have learned Spanish and Hebrew along the way, and wish I spoke more languages. I am interested in Public Health and International Health and was attracted to UVa for their International Family Medicine Clinic. It serves refugees from all over the world and is a great opportunity to work in a cross-cultural family medicine setting. I have been married to my soul-mate, Shelley, for over six years. A son, Micah, was born to us in December of my Intern year. Residency has been a lot of hard work, but I've found an enormous amount of support from all hospital departments, especially Family Medicine. An environment of camaraderie and encouragement is fostered here that has exceeded my expectations. After residency I will serve in the Air Force as a Family Physician. After that, I don't know where I'll be, but it'd better require a plane flight to get there...