Michael F. Roizen, Class of 1967

Co-founder of 12 companies, co-inventor of a drug recently approved by the FDA, and co-writer of a daily column syndicated in more than 70 newspapers, Michael Roizen is a distinguished anesthesiologist and internist. Currently chief wellness officer at the Wellness Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, Roizen’s previous positions include dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for Biomedical Sciences at SUNY Upstate, president designate at the Biotechnology Research Corp of Central New York, and professor and chairman of the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Chicago. He has also served as an editorial voice on a number of medical publications. In addition to his extensive record of scientific papers, textbook chapters, and assorted writings, Roizen has published several books, including the YOU series and RealAge: Are You as Young as You Can Be? Many of these works became New York Times bestsellers and have been translated into more than 40 languages. Roizen’s advocacy for health and wellness includes more than 1,400 lectures to professional medical groups; regular columns and radio shows, often with colleague Mehmet Oz; numerous features in magazines such as Fortune and Glamour; and multiple television appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. He also holds more than a dozen U.S. patents. A member of the Class of 1967, Roizen received his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco in 1971.