- Ian Smith (TV)
Ian K. Smith, M.D. (b. July 15, 1969) is a medical expert and an author best known for his appearances on
VH1 's Celebrity Fit Club series, "The View ", and as a correspondent forNBC News . He is also the host of "HealthWatch with Dr. Ian Smith", a nationally-syndicated daily news feature heard onAmerican Urban Radio Networks . He resides inManhattan ,New York City .Education
Smith, a native of
Danbury, Connecticut , graduated from Immaculate High School (Danbury), received aBachelor of Arts fromHarvard College in 1992, and a master’s in science education fromColumbia University in 1993.He attended
Dartmouth Medical School , but completed the last two years of his medical education and graduated from theUniversity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine .Professional career
Dr. Smith's twin brother, Dana, played one of John Travolta's henchmen in "Face Off."Dr. Smith writes a weekly health column for the "
New York Daily News " and is a medical columnist for "Newsweek " magazine.He is the author of the "
The Fat Smash Diet ", a 90-day diet program that focuses on "smashing" bad eating and exercise habits and establishing new healthy ones. [http://www.fatsmashdiet.com]Despite allegations made by the then-wife of
Michael Strahan that he and the football star had been having an extramarital homosexual affair, cite web
last = Fenner | first = Austin | coauthors = Goldiner, Dave | title = Game Over For Strahans | publisher = "New York Daily News " | date = 2007-07-21 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2006/07/21/2006-07-21_game_over_for_strahans.html | accessdate = 2007-10-26 ] Smith insists otherwise; He is married with a son, Dashiell, born February 2007.External links
* [http://www.doctoriansmith.com Dr. Ian Smith's Official Website]
* [http://www.aurn.com/networks/renaissance/healthwatch.asp HealthWatch with Dr. Ian Smith]
* [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/celebrity_fit_club_4/series.jhtml Celebrity Fit Club: Season 4]
* [http://www.tincap.com/fora/showthread.php?t=2341 'The Fat Smash Diet' book and Diet Review] - Book and diet review of Dr. Ian’s 'The Fat Smash Diet'.
* [http://www.50millionpounds.com The 50-Million Pound Challenge]References
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