Timothy Harlan
American chef
Timothy S. Harlan is an American internist, professor, chef and author. He currently is Professor of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, where he also is executive director of the Culinary Medicine Program.
He is the writer of: It’s Heartly Fare, Hand on Heart, The Dr. Gourmet Diet for Coumadin Users and Just Tell Me What to Eat!. His best-known book, Just Tell Me What to Eat!: the delicious 6-week weight loss plan for the real world is available in 491 libraries, according to worldCat. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and on CNN, among other top-tier media outlets. Harlan won an Emmy award in 2002 for excellence in medical programming for his “Dr. Gourmet Show” television program.
Early life
Harlan began working as dishwasher in a restaurant when he was eleven years old. He attended Admiral Farragut Academy in New Jersey for high school and continued to work in the restaurant business during his teenage years.
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