1. Jonathan David LaPook was born on September 1,1953 and is an American board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology who is the Chief Medical Correspondent for CBS News.
13 Facts About Jonathan LaPook
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When LaPook joined CBS News, The New York Observer reported on the hire as a trend away from professional journalists covering expert fields and a tendency toward hiring subject matter experts to do journalism.
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Jonathan LaPook has three sisters: Judith LaPook, Nancy LaPook Diamond, and Corinne LaPook.
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Jonathan LaPook is married to Kate Lear, daughter of legendary TV producer Norman Lear.
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In 1986, Jonathan LaPook began an active practice in gastroenterology and internal medicine at Columbia.
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Jonathan LaPook continued to teach at Columbia University Medical Center and became Professor of Medicine.
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Jonathan LaPook is a published author, and is especially focused on educating the public about health issues.
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Jonathan LaPook is the founder of the NYU Langone Empathy Project, whose goal is to improve the interaction between health professionals and patients by creating a curriculum on video that teaches empathy to doctors, nurses, and all members of the healthcare community.
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In 2006, Jonathan LaPook joined anchor Katie Couric at the "CBS Evening News" as Medical Correspondent.
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Jonathan LaPook has interviewed patients, healthcare providers, researchers, thought-leaders, and government officials, including President Obama twice, in an attempt to provide insight and perspective on a wide range of health and medical subjects.
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In 2014, Jonathan LaPook founded The Empathy Project at NYU Langone Medical Center, whose premise is that a good interpersonal relationship between patient and caregiver is critical to excellent medical care.
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Jonathan LaPook has won two Edward R Murrow Awards for "Best Broadcast" in 2007 and 2013.
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Jonathan LaPook won a 2015 New York Press Club Award for Journalism for "Eye on Ebola" WCBS-AM News Team Special.