Dr. Roizen initiated and developed the RealAge concept to motivate behavior change. He served as Cleveland Clinic’s first Chief Wellness Officer from 2007 to 2019 and founding Chair of its Wellness Institute. The Clinic’s Wellness Programs helped the clinic not spend over 1.050 billion dollars on its 101,000 employees and dependents over 11 years compared with national averages and helped over 43.6% of participants achieve 6+2 normals® for health.
He is certified in Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams, AOA from UCSF School of Medicine. He now serves Cleveland Clinic as Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus, and is a Professor, Learner College of Medicine of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University.
He has authored over 190 peer reviewed scientific publications (he really is a science nerd), four New York Times #1 best sellers, 9 overall bestsellers including his initial #1 Bestseller in 5 countries, “RealAge: Are You As Young As You Can Be?”, “AgeProof—Living Longer without breaking a hip or running out of money” and his latest book, “What To Eat When: A Strategic Plan To Improve Your Health and Life through Food.”
He has helped start 13 companies, served 16 years on FDA advisory committees, co-invented a drug approved by the FDA, and has a weekly podcast now in its 980+ week. He and Dr Oz co-author a daily column syndicated to over 100 newspapers that translates current scientific reports into actionable steps for lay audiences. He is a recipient of an Emmy, an Elle, and the Paul Rogers best medical communicator award from the National Library of Medicine, and The United Way of Cleveland Humanitarian of the Year Award. He consults with patients in Cleveland Clinic’s Executive Health and Wellness Programs.
Dr. Roizen is devoted to helping people live younger.