Dr. Pirotte did his undergrad at the University of Kansas and medical school at Loyola University in Chicago. Following this, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at Northwestern where he served as chief resident. He has been an attending in the emergency department at both Loyola and Northwestern and served as both assistant clerkship director and assistant residency director prior to becoming program director at Vanderbilt in 2020. Dr. Pirotte is passionate about teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a focus on procedures, practice transition, and personal finance. He lives in 12 South with his wife Christiana (an anesthesiologist at Vanderbilt), their 2 children, and their beloved English Springer Spaniels Lilly (9) and Archie (2). In his free time, Dr. Pirotte enjoys reading novels, entertaining, cooking, outdoor sports, and gaming.