Ludwig J. Eglseder, MD ’83
School of Medicine
Ludwig “Ludy” Eglseder is a lifelong resident of Talbot County, Md., who was educated in the county’s public school system and early in life decided to pursue a career in medicine and follow in the footsteps of his father. The younger Eglseder attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology in 1979.
Dr. Eglseder graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) in 1983 and served his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital (now Medical Center). Upon completion of his residency in1986, he returned home to Easton, Md., to practice internal medicine. Forty years later, he continues to practice and support his hometown area by serving on the board of directors for the Memorial Hospital at Easton, Wye River Upper School, and Talbot Hospice Foundation.
Dr. Eglseder’s family has a long history of affiliation with UMB. His father, Ludwig J. Eglseder Jr., MD, and cousin, W. Andrew Eglseder, MD, are UMSOM alumni, and his brother, John M. Eglseder, JD, received his law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
In summer 2024, UMSOM Dean Mark Gladwin, MD, introduced the Rural MD Scholars Program to a group of alumni from the Eastern Shore. The piloted scholarship program is designed to attract and retain young physicians to medically underserved rural areas of Maryland. Dr. Eglseder, with the help of UMSOM and UMB philanthropy staffs, has begun a $50 million campaign to create an endowment for the program.