Jonathan LaPook

Jonathan LaPook

Chief Medical Correspondent for CBS Evening News & Professor of Medicine at NYU

 Health, Wellness  |  U.S. Correspondent  |  Education  |  University Professor  |  Medical Professional

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Jonathan LaPook Speaker Biography

Chief Medical Correspondent for CBS Evening News & Professor of Medicine at NYU

Dr. Jon LaPook is Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine, and the Mebane Professor of Gastroenterology at NYU Langone Health. He is a practicing physician, and the founder and executive director of the “NYU Langone Empathy Project,” which seeks to promote a culture of empathy in medicine. Dr. LaPook is the chief medical correspondent at CBS News, which he joined in 2006.

Medical Correspondent

He has contributed more than 1,000 reports to the “CBS Evening News,” “60 Minutes,” “CBS This Morning,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” “Face the Nation,” “CBSN,” and “CBS Radio.” He reported from Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, Brazil during the Zika outbreak, Puerto Rico after the hurricane, the White House, Congress, and throughout the United States. Dr. LaPook has done extensive work in the field of medical computing, including helping to develop an electronic textbook of medicine and writing a medical practice management software package. He is a published author, and is especially focused on educating the public about health issues.

The Empathy Project

In 2014, Dr. LaPook founded “The Empathy Project” at NYU Langone Health. Its premise is that a good interpersonal relationship between patient and caregiver is critical to excellent medical care.

Honors and Awards

LaPook has won five Emmy awards for his coverage in 2012 of the national shortage of drugs, for team coverage in 2013 of the Boston Marathon bombings, 2019 for Sunday Morning, Outstanding Program; in 2020 for Sunday Morning, Outstanding Program and in 2021 for CBS Mornings/CBS This Morning, Outstanding Live News Program. LaPook was also named a George Foster Peabody Award finalist in 2018 for two 60 Minutes investigative reports on the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal. In 2024 he received two awards for CBS News: Hospitals in Peril and New York Press Club award. He has won two Edward R. Murrow Awards for “Best Broadcast” in 2007 and 2013. He also won a 2015 New York Press Club Award for Journalism for “Eye on Ebola” WCBS-AM News Team Special. In 2010, he was recognized in the Webby Awards for his documentary series Doc Dot Com.

Education

He graduated with honors from Yale University and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, receiving his MD in 1980. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at Presbyterian Hospital, New York City.

Jonathan LaPook Speaking Topics

THE ELEPHANT IN THE WAITING ROOM

Everyone has implicit bias, and it can sabotage communication between caregivers and patients. By embracing empathy as a clinical skill, clinicians can learn to recognize and address implicit bias, leading to improved trust and a more effective relationship.

LISTENING

Attentive listening (not just hearing!) is key to making an accurate diagnosis.

LET’S TRY THAT AGAIN

These are humorous conversation starters help promote discussion on how healthcare providers communicate with patients.

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