Michael F. Roizen MD

Michael F. Roizen MD: Profile

His first general-audience book -- RealAge: Are You as Young as You Can Be? -- became a New York Times #1 best-seller, was named Best Wellness Book of 1999 by Books for a Better Life Awards, and has been translated into more than 20 languages. It was followed by a series of successful RealAge books coauthored by Dr. Roizen, including The RealAge Diet, Cooking the RealAge Way, and The RealAge Workout. In 2004, he published The RealAge Makeover, an update of the original RealAge book. Dr. Roizen then teamed up with Mehmet Oz, MD, to create their series of best-selling YOU books, which began with YOU: The Owner's Manual and now includes YOU: On a Diet, YOU: Being Beautiful, YOU: The Smart Patient, YOU: Staying Young, YOU: Having a Baby and YOU: Raising Your Child.

The always-busy Dr. Roizen is past chairman of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee and a former editor for 6 medical journals. He has published more than 165 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 100 textbook chapters, 30 editorials, and 4 medical books; he has also received many U.S. and foreign patents. Dr. Roizen has given more than 1,400 lectures to professional medical groups and has been recognized with more than 20 professional lectureships. He is based in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, where he lives with his wife, pediatrician Nancy Roizen, MD. They have two grown children who are also pursuing medical careers.