Drew Pinsky | |
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Pinsky in January 2007
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Birth name | David Drew Pinsky |
Born |
Pasadena, California, United States |
September 4, 1958
Alma mater |
Amherst College USC Keck School of Medicine |
Show | Loveline |
Station(s) |
KROQ-FM Various (syndicated) |
Network | Westwood One |
Show |
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House Dr. Drew On Call |
Network |
VH1 MTV HLN |
Country | United States |
Parents | Helene & Morton Pinsky |
Spouse(s) | Susan (Sailer) Pinsky |
Children | 3 |
Website | DrDrew.com |
David Drew Pinsky (born September 4, 1958), best known as Dr. Drew, is an American celebrity doctor who is a board-certified internist, addiction medicine specialist, and media personality. He hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show Loveline since the show's inception in 1984 until its end in 2016. 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 is also Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, former Medical Director for the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, staff member at Huntington Memorial Hospital, and a private practitioner.