Known to millions as a radio host, TV personality and author, Dr. Drew Pinsky is a respected medical doctor, board-certified addictionologist and relationship expert whose experience with addicts and teens spans over 20 years.
Dr. Drew returns to Discovery Health Channel as host of Strictly Dr. Drew. The new series takes viewers inside the headlines to explore "real" health issues affecting society today. Each one-hour episode addresses common health problems and delivers advice and information viewers need to know to stay healthy. In 2005 Dr. Drew hosted Discovery Health Channel's one-hour special Lance Armstrong: Stories of Survival, an exclusive, intimate conversation with Dr. Drew and Lance Armstrong on what it means to survive and "live strong."
Host of Loveline Radio Program
Dr. Drew began his radio career in 1982, when local station KROQ asked him to answer medical questions from listeners. That segment turned into what is now the immensely popular radio program Loveline, which is syndicated by Westwood One to more than 100 radio stations across the country five nights a week.
Intelligent and compassionate, Dr. Drew is never judgmental, prompting millions of young people to turn to him for answers to tough questions. Television was the natural next step. In 1996 Loveline, with co-host Adam Corolla, began an unheard of five-year run on MTV that dominated late night. Since then, Dr. Drew has appeared regularly on countless television programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn and many others. Frequently called on by the national news media for his expert opinions, Dr. Drew has been seen on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, ABC News and local affiliates throughout the country.
Never one to rest, Dr. Drew spends his weekends speaking to sold-out crowds at college campuses across the country.
Dedicated to Helping Young People
Dedicated to helping young people connect, Dr. Drew has spoken on Capitol Hill for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Advocates for Youth and the Independent Women's Forum. He is a spokesperson for the Musicians Assistance Program and has participated in AIDS charity events such as Macy's Passport with Michael Jordan. He has also hosted a fund-raiser for the Zimmer Children's Museum in Los Angeles. For his outstanding contributions, Dr. Drew has been honored by the Henry J. Kaiser SHINE (Sexual Health in Entertainment) Awards, Planned Parenthood of America and the PRISM Awards.
Dr. Drew received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his M.D. from the University of Southern California, School of Medicine. He continued with U.S.C. for his residency and served as chief resident at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. Dr. Drew is currently medical director of the department of chemical dependency services at Las Encinas Hospital, a world-renowned psychiatric facility in Pasadena known for treating celebrity patients. A staff member at Huntington Memorial Hospital, he also continues to run a private medicine practice and is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at USC School of Medicine. His membership and activities in professional societies include the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the California Medical Association and the American Society of Internal Medicine.
In 2003, Dr. Drew's book Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again (Harper-Collins), was published. When Painkillers Become Dangerous (HCI Books and the Hazelden Foundation) arrived in bookstores in 2004.
Dr. Drew, who resides in Pasadena, CA with his wife Susan, and family, is the father of triplets, enjoys singing and listening to opera and staying physically active.
