Dr. Vitzthum von Eckstaedt grew up just outside of Boston, spending his formative years on the soccer pitch and ski hill with his twin Klaus. Always a nature boy, Hans exasperated his mother with his proclivity for becoming covered in dirt and sunburned while searching for different marine and terrestrial critters. His fascination with the natural world gradually distilled into a plan to pursue medicine. He attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine, following which he completed residency at the University of Chicago. Hans aspires to pursue a career in academic medicine, focusing on disparities and access issues in rheumatology as well as the overlap of rheumatology and oncology. In his spare time, Hans enjoys cooking, mixology, trail running, and has an avid appetite for the outdoors, specifically mountaineering. If he has a spare moment, you will likely find him tramping through the mountains regardless of the weather (getting dirty, still to his mother’s chagrin).