oved ▁One ▁to ▁Get ▁Coun sel ing . ▁ ▁Education ▁Kom rad ▁completed ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁mole cular ▁bi oph ys ics ▁and ▁bio chem istry ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁ ▁the ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁honor ▁society ▁and ▁graduated ▁first ▁in ▁his ▁resident ial ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁( M . D .) ▁degree ▁at ▁Duke ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁Joseph ▁E ld ridge ▁Mar kee ▁Memorial ▁Award ▁in ▁An atom y . ▁During ▁his ▁medical ▁education , ▁Kom rad ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁the ▁H ast ings ▁Center ▁for ▁bio eth ics . ▁Kom rad ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁in ▁internal ▁medicine ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁psych iat ry , ▁both ▁at ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁Media , ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁public ▁education ▁Kom rad ▁was ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁week ly ▁radio ▁talk show ▁" K om rad ▁on ▁call " ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁Radio ▁Network ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁regular ▁psych iat rist ▁ ▁guest ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ▁( N PR ) ▁radio ▁show ▁" S und ay ▁R ounds ▁with ▁John ▁St up ak ". ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁appeared ▁ ▁on ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁to ▁discuss ▁topics ▁in ▁psych iat ry