Dr. Dean Edell is considered one of the pioneer “media doctors”. He received an undergraduate degree in zoology at Cornell University, then received his M.D. from the Cornell University School of Medicine. He is an ophthalmologist and surgeon.
Following several years in private practice in San Diego, Dr. Edell began dispensing medical advice on his KGO call-in show in 1979. Eventually, Dr. Edell’s program was syndicated and heard by millions of listeners in more than 200 markets from coast to coast.
Dr. Dean Edell earned an Edward R. Murrow Award and a C. Everett Koop Media Award among many other honors during his career.