Jonathan LaPook, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jonathan LaPook

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1953

Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, United States

Profession: physician, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jonathan David LaPook (born September 1, 1953) is the Chief Medical Correspondent for CBS News and is a board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology.
Named the Mebane Professor of Gastroenterology in 2013, he is Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and has an active medical practice in New York City.
He joined CBS News in 2006.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.