Beatrice Byrne DO, MPH

Bea is a Wilderness Medicine Fellow at Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia. She completed family medicine residency also at Virginia Tech Carilion, where she served as both Chief Administrative Resident and Wellness Chair.

Originally from rural Virginia, she grew up on a beef cattle farm and then lived for many years on an island off the coast of Maine. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Southern Maine, followed by medical school at the University of New England. She has always been an outdoor enthusiast and has completed treks in the Nepali Himalayas and hiked 800 miles of the Appalachian Trail.

As a Wilderness Medicine Fellow, she is excited to expand her knowledge of austere and backcountry medicine through wilderness medicine education and pursuit of the Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM) and Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM). Her interests include road/gravel/mountain biking, backpacking, skiing, trail riding with her horse Joe, and baking sourdough bread.