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Meet...Dr. Don

Name: Donald L. Fylstra, M.D.

Department:  OB-GYN.

How long at MUSC:  Almost 10 years.

Born: Bennettsville, S.C.

Education: Purdue University undergrad and Vanderbilt Medical School.

Internship: Tripler Army Medical Center.

Residency: West Virginia University Medical Center.

Family: Wife, Pat, two daughters, Leigh and Lauren.

Likes most about MUSC: Operating with the residents.

Passions: Boating, jogging, collecting and enjoying wine, traveling.

Favorite movies:  “A Man for All Seasons” and “Patch Adams.”

Favorite vacation spot: South of France.

Fantasy dinner guests: Thomas Jefferson, Harrison Ford and Andrew Lloyd Weber.

Favorite magazine:  Wine Spectator.

Favorite wines: Bordeaux and California Zinfandels.

Favorite food: Anything my wife cooks.

Greatest accomplishment: Being selected as one of the “Best Doctors in America.”

Describe a perfect day: Reading the Wine Spectator on board a sailboat in the Mediterranean.

Greatest joy: My wife and two daughters.

What three things would you take on a deserted island: Swiss Army knife, pack of matches and sunscreen.

Next accomplishment: To run a marathon.

Greatest wish: For my wife to join me in running that marathon.