Michael Fredric Roizen (born January 7, 1946) is an American anesthesiologist and internist, an award-winning author, and the chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic.
Roizen became famous for developing the RealAge concept and has authored or coauthored five number-one New York Times best sellers.
Roizen completed a tour of duty in the Public Health Service and has 165 peer reviewed publications and 100 medical chapters, 14 US patents, started six companies, served on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committees for 16 years, and chaired an FDA advisory committee.
[1] After attending the Nichols School, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 1967 with a double major in Chemistry and Economics.
The idea for RealAge started in 1985 when Roizen convinced a 47-year-old entrepreneur to take his blood-pressure medication by explaining he was living with the body of a 52-year-old by not doing so.
The entrepreneur paid for Roizen to assemble a five-person research team and identify controllable factors that affect length and/or quality of life.