Jonathan LaPook Biography
Jonathan LaPook is a popular American journalist working at CBS as a chief medical correspondent for CBS News and is a medical professor at NYU Langone Medical Center and an active medical practitioner in New York City. He is known for covering and reporting medical news on CBS news programs CBS This morning, CBS Evening News, among others.
Jonathan LaPook Birthday and Age
Jonathan was born Johnathan David LaPook on September 01, 1953, in Mineola, New York, in the United States.
Jonathan LaPook Family
Johnathan was born and raised by both parents in Mineola, New York, in the United States. He is a son to Sidney LaPook, the father, and Elsa LaPook, the mother. His father worked as a dentist during World war II. Johnathan has three sisters Judith, Nancy Diamond, and Corinne LaPook.
Jonathan LaPook Height and Weight
Johnathan has a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m) and weighs 158 lbs (72 Kg).
Jonathan LaPook Marriage
Johnathan is married to his longtime girlfriend and fiancée Kate Lear, Norman Lear, a Tv producer.
Jonathan LaPook Education
Johnathan ac his education in New York, in the United States of America. After his elementary and high school education, he received a bachelor’s degree in Medicine from Yale University, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He later completed a residency internal medicine fellowship in Gastroenterology from New York-Presbyterian Hospital under Columbia University Medical Care patronage.
Jonathan LaPook Career
Jonathan began his career in Columbia as a gastroenterologist and internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and was later promoted to a professor level and began to teach at the Columbia University Medical Center. Some of his notable work includes medical computing, medical electronic book writing, and medical practice management software development. Jonathan is the NYU Langone Empathy Project founder that improved healthcare practitioners’ and patients’ health. He also developed a curriculum on video that teaches doctors, nurses, and healthcare community members. Jonathan made his journalism debut in 2006 when he joined CBS News as a medical correspondent for CBS Evening News. He was later promoted to Chief Medical Correspondent position in 2013 for CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, CBS Radio, and CBSN. He also interviews patients, healthcare providers, and political leaders, including President Barack Obama, on medicine views.
Emmy Awards for Outstanding Program
- Foster George Peabody Awards
- Edward Murrow Awards
- Best Broadcast of the Year 2007
- New York Press Club Award
Jonathan LaPook Salary
Johnathan is approximated to earn $103,000 annually from his journalism profession.
Jonathan LaPook Net Worth
Johnathan is one of the rich and popular journalists in the United States and is rated to be worth $1.1 million, including his earnings, investments, and assets.