Tristan Van Voorhis, MD

Dr. Tristan Van Voorhis M.D., was born and raised in Georgetown, New York, a small town in central New York, about an hour southeast of Syracuse. He grew up on a small horse farm, the second of eight children. His father owned a stone masonry company where Dr. Van Voorhis worked during summers in high school and college. Dr. Van Voorhis attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, earning a bachelor’s degree in Preprofessional Studies. While attending Notre Dame, he was an active participant in many university social clubs and organizations for volunteering and the arts. He met his wife the first weekend of college at a retreat. After graduation, he moved to the Tampa Bay area in Florida and received his master's degree in Medical Sciences from the University of South Florida. After living in the Tampa Bay area for nine years, he moved back to South Bend with his wife and children so he could attend medical school at Indiana University School of Medicine. After graduating, the family moved to Atlanta, where Dr. Van Voorhis completed Emory’s pediatric residency program. Prior to attending medical school, he worked as a secondary teacher, teaching Biology and Earth Space Science, and also as an Instructional Science Staff Developer for a large school district.

Dr. Van Voorhis has four children, two girls and two boys, who love to read, dance, sing, and listen to music. They keep him busy with games and activities at school and church and traveling to various parks, playgrounds, and splash pads in the area. In his free time, he enjoys cooking and loves to make new recipes for his family to try. He also enjoys watching TV shows such as Living Single, Big Bang Theory, SpongeBob, and various thrillers.