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About Me

Henri Colt is emeritus professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of California, a medical ethicist, philosopher, and mountaineer who has worked, traveled, lived, and lectured  
on six continents. He grew up in New York but moved to France when he was a teenager. There, he discovered his love for art, science, philosophy, and the outdoors.

My Books

Dr. Colt is an award-winning medical educator, founder of the transnational group of airway specialists-Bronchoscopy International, a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, and a pioneer in the field of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. His work spans biography, fiction, ethics, and medical humanities -- all shaped by decades at the bedside of patients with life-threatening illness and a lifelong curiosity about how creativity and suffering inform one another. Dr. Colt's medical textbooks and training manuals are used around the world. His biography of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani is a staple of Modigliani scholarship. He is also a certified philosophical practitioner, avid mountaineer and adventure traveler. These pursuits inform his broader belief that meaning is often found at the edges of experience — where risk, reflection, and humanity converge.  Henri is a sought after public speaker who lectures about art, illness and the human condition, ethics, and medical education.

My Life
I have been described as a "happy nihilist," epicurean in spirit, adventurous since birth, curious  by nature, creative at heart, and stoic in behavior. I strive to give meaning to moments of my life by cultivating loving-kindness, providing service to others, and leadership when requested.
My Writing
Bronchoscopy International®
Philosophical Counseling: Make an Appointment 
Art, Illness, and Medicine
Recent Adventures
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