Michael Roizen

After attending the Nichols School, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 1967 with a double major in Chemistry and Economics. Subsequently, he attended the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. His residency was at Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. After 9 years on the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco, he was the chair of the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Pain Management at the University of Chicago for 16 years. He then became dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for Biomedical Sciences at SUNY Upstate. He co-founded RealAge, a service providing personal health tools to consumers. In 2004 and was named chief wellness officer and chair of the Wellness Institute in 2007. Roizen still practices anesthesiology and internal medicine. He has served on the boards of five non-profit foundations. Roizen and his wife, Nancy, a developmental pediatrician, live in Cleveland, Ohio. The Roizens have two children. ==Media appearances==

He has appeared on various television shows and was featured in various magazines. Roizen and Dr. Oz coauthor a daily newspaper column in a number of newspapers. ==Real Age==

The idea for RealAge started in 1985 when Roizen convinced a 47-year-old entrepreneur to take his blood-pressure medication by explaining he was living with the body of a 52-year-old by not doing so. The entrepreneur paid for Roizen to assemble a five-person research team and identify controllable factors that affect length and/or quality of life. The first RealAge test debuted online in 1998. ==Cleveland Clinic==

Michael Roizen became the Cleveland Clinic's chief wellness officer in mid-2007. The position was new for the clinic and was notable, as it made Roizen one of the top 12 executives within the health system. He is also a professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Among his initiatives are starting a farmer's market near the clinic's main campus, mentoring children in the public schools, and starting smoking cessation and weight-loss programs. ==Books and publications==

• RealAge: Are You as Young as You Can Be? by Michael F. Roizen, 2001, . • The RealAge Diet: Make Yourself Younger with What You Eat, by Michael F. Roizen, John La Puma, 2001, • Cooking the RealAge Way: Turn Back Your Biological Clock with More than 80 Delicious and Easy Recipes, by Michael F. Roizen, John La Puma, 2003, . • The RealAge Makeover: Take Years off Your Looks and Add Them to Your Life, by Michael F. Roizen, 2004, . • The RealAge Workout: Maximum Health, Minimum Work, by Michael F. Roizen, Tracy Hafen, 2006, . • ''YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2005, . • ''YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2006, . • ''YOU: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2006, . • ''YOU: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2007, . • ''YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2008 . • ''YOU: Having a Baby: The Owner's Manual to a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2008 . • ''YOU: Raising Your Child: The Owner's Manual From First Breath to First Grade'' by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2010 . • ''YOU: Losing Weight: The Owner's Manual to Simple and Healthy Weight Loss'' by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2011 . • ''YOU: Stress Less: The Owner's Manual for Regaining Balance in Your Life'' by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2011 . • ''YOU: The Owner's Manual For Teens: A Guide to a Heathy Body and Happy Life'' by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2011 . • ''YOU(r) TEEN: Losing Weight: The Owner's Manual to Simple and Healthy Weight Management at Any Age'' by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2013 . • Essence of Anesthesia Practice, by Michael F. Roizen, Lee A. Fleisher, 1997, . • Essence of Anesthesia Practice, by Michael F. Roizen, Lee A. Fleisher, 2002, . • Essence of Anesthesia Practice, by Michael F. Roizen, Lee A. Fleisher, 2011, . • What to Eat When: A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life Through Food, by Michael Roizen, Michael Crupain, and Ted Spiker, 2018, . ==References==