Drew Pinsky
David Drew Pinsky , best known as Dr. Drew, is an American boardcertified internist, addiction medicine specialist, and media personality. He has hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show Loveline since the shows inception in 1984. On television, he hosts the talk show Dr. Drew On Call on HLN, and hosted the canceled daytime series Lifechangers on The CW. In addition, he serves as producer and starred in the VH1 show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, and its spinoffs Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House and hosts podcasts on the Adam Carolla podcast network.
Pinsky was born in Pasadena, California. His father, Morton Pinsky , was a physician whose parents emigrated from Russia. His mother, Helene Stanton , is a retired singer and actress who came from a highly Victorian uppermiddleclass family in Philadelphia. Pinsky attended Polytechnic School. He majored in biology at Amherst College, graduating in 1980, and earned his M.D. at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in 1984. He served his residency in internal medicine at USC County Hospital and became chief resident at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, and eventually moved into private practice.
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