Physician, Medical Journalist & Public Health Expert; Chief Medical Correspondent at CBS News; Professor at NYU Langone
Jonathan LaPook Biography
Dr. Jonathan LaPook is a physician and broadcast journalist whose career spans medicine, media, and public health. An American board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology, LaPook serves as the chief medical correspondent for CBS News. He graduated from Yale University and received his medical degree from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowships in gastroenterology and medical informatics at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. LaPook holds the title of Mebane Professor of Gastroenterology and is a professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, maintaining an active medical practice in New York City.
Since joining CBS News, LaPook has delivered more than 1,500 in-depth reports on health and medical topics, including breaking news and emerging trends. His work appears across CBS News platforms, including "CBS News Sunday Morning," the "CBS Evening News," "60 Minutes," "CBS Mornings," "Face The Nation," and CBS News Radio. He has interviewed patients, healthcare providers, researchers, and government officials, including two interviews with President Obama, to provide insight on a range of health and medical subjects. LaPook has covered national and international health issues such as the Haiti earthquake and cholera outbreak, the Ebola and Zika outbreaks, and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. He also reported extensively on COVID-19, delivering frequent updates during the pandemic.
LaPook has received five Emmy Awards for coverage of topics including the national drug shortage, the Boston Marathon bombings, "CBS News Sunday Morning," and "CBS Mornings/CBS This Morning." His honors also include two Edward R. Murrow Awards, a Gracie Award, and a New York Press Club Award for Journalism. The Gracie Award, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media, recognized his "60 Minutes" reports "USA Gymnastics" and "Aly Raisman," which investigated a sexual abuse scandal involving American gymnasts. He was also named a George Foster Peabody Award finalist for those reports.
LaPook founded The Empathy Project at NYU Langone Medical Center, which promotes the importance of the patient-caregiver relationship in medical care. He has worked in medical computing, developing a medical practice management software system that was later acquired by a company affiliated with WebMD. LaPook has delivered commencement and keynote addresses on the role of empathy in healthcare and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. As a practicing clinician, academic, and journalist, LaPook is recognized for his contributions to health journalism, medical education, and public health communication.
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