<p>Widely known as Dr. Manny, popular FOX News contributor, Manny Alvarez, M.D. has established himself as a distinguished medical expert and one of the most sought after doctors in the country. As senior managing health editor for Fox News and its affiliates, Alvarez offers expertise on a variety of top-rated shows including, Fox & Friends, Your World w/Cavuto, The Kelly File and the O’Reilly Factor.</p>
<p>Dr. Manny started his journalism career as a health science reporter for Telemundo, where he developed a popular nightly news segment entitled A Dose of Health. In 2005, he joined Fox News Channel as a medical contributor and demonstrated his expertise during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.</p>
<p>Since 1996, he’s served as chairman of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science at Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center. He is also examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology and an adjunct professor at NYU’s School of Medicine. Author of "The Checklist: What You and Your Family Need to Know to Prevent Disease and Live a Long and Healthy Life" and "The Hot Latin Diet: The Fast-Track Plan to a Bombshell Body," he has also published several research papers on various health-related topics.</p>
<p>From Cuban immigrant in a U.S. foster program, to medical expert and popular media personality, Dr. Manny knows what it means to work hard and never give up to achieve success. Lively, jovial and engaging, he communicates valuable health-related information, insider insight into medical research and inspiring stories of how he triumphed over adverse conditions to achieve the American dream.</p>
Leading medical expert, FOX News Channel Senior Managing Health Editor and author
<ul><li><strong>The American Dream: From Foster Care to Health Care</strong></li><li>As a Cuban immigrant who was given up for foster care as a child while his parents were imprisoned during the Cuban Revolution, Dr. Manny knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity. A real rags to riches story, he tells his incredible tale of how an impossible decision by his loving mother allowed him the opportunity to become one of the most successful and sought after doctors in the country, and how his past has helped shape his drive to help his own son and others with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) overcome challenges and embrace opportunities for personal development.</li><li><strong>Making Science ‘Sexy’</strong></li><li>Statistics show women are under-represented in the world of scientific research and medicine, and young girls living in today’s hyper-sexualized world with idols like Beyonce and Kim Kardashian are missing out on a golden-age of science – a time when medicine and technology are converging in life-changing ways. Dr. Manny examines gender equality in medicine and leads insightful discussion on how to garner more interest in the sciences among young women.</li></ul>