Last updated on:
1/17/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Dean Edell, MD Biography
- Title:
- Physician and Radio Show Host
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Cannabinoids and THC also have strong pain-killing powers, which is one reason reason medical marijuana should be readily available to people with cancer and other debilitating diseases.”
2000, The Dr. Dean Edell Show
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Host, The Dr. Dean Edell Show
- Anchor, Medical Minutes
- Host, 90-second Medical Report
- Founder/Author, Edell Health Letter, 1982-1994
- Former Media Doctor on KGO Radio, San Francisco
- Former Medical Director, Sacramento County Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
- Former Instructor of Anatomy and Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
- Recipient, The C. Everett Koop Media Award
- Recipient, The Edward R. Murrow Award
- Recipient, Emmy Award
- Recipient, American Cancer Society recognition award
- Recipient, American Heart Association award
- Education:
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- Residency, University of California at San Diego
- MD, Cornell University Medical School, 1967
- BS, Zoology, Cornell University, 1963
- Other:
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- Designed custom jewelry, collected antiques, and has been involved in organic farming.
- Studied Fine Arts at the New School in New York City and has lectured on the subject at U.C. Davis
- His paintings and drawings have been exhibited at art galleries in Manhattan and elsewhere
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