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Twin Cities emergency-room doctor to compete on 'Survivor'

Peter Baggenstos hopes to use his medical skills to score big on CBS's long-running hit show.

By Neal Justin

January 20, 2016 at 4:34PM

Peter Baggenstos, a 34-year-old doctor based in Minnetonka, is competing on "Survivor." (Randy Salas/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Peter Baggenstos/ courtesy of CBS

A Twin Cities ER physician will be among the contestants in the 32nd season of "Survivor."

Peter Baggenstos, a 34-year-old doctor based at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, is competing on an island in Cambodia along with 17 other castaways who are being divided into the following camps: Brains, Brawns and Beauty.

Baggenstos is in the Brains tribe -- although he looks handsome and fit enough to us.

The cast also includes a bounty hunter, a pro poker player, former NBA player Scot Pollard and evicted "Big Brother" roommate Caleb Reynolds.

The new season premieres Feb. 17.

about the writer

Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.