Corey Hébert
{{Short description|American physician and journalist}}
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Corey Hébert is an American physician, journalist, and educator practicing in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is the Chief Medical Correspondent for WWL-TV, the CBS Affiliate for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. He is an associate professor in private practice at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Tulane University.{{cite web |title=Launch of website on black health |url=http://www.jbhe.com/2012/10/tulane-university-professor-debuts-new-website-focusing-on-black-health}} Hébert is also the Chief Medical Officer of Emmaus Life Sciences, a publicly traded pharmaceutical corporation.
Hébert was the first and only Chief Medical Editor/Correspondent for Black News Channel (BNC){{cite web|url=https://blacknewschannel.com/|title=Black News Channel Chief Medical Editor}} and is the Chief Executive Officer of Community Health TV and College Health TV. Hebert was previously the on-air Chief Medical Editor for WDSU, the NBC television affiliate New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and for Hearst-Argyle Broadcasting for over 17 years. Hebert was also an on-air expert for the Dr. Oz show for 11 years. He is the former Chief Medical Officer for the New Orleans Public School District (NOPS) as well as the Medical Director of the Louisiana Recovery School District. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Dillard University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dillard.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1354:dillard-medical-director-creates-black-health-tv&catid=42:news-and-events&Itemid=890|title=Dillard University | Home|website=www.dillard.edu}}
Early life
Hébert was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 4, 1969. He was educated in the Baton Rouge area, including Catholic High School. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and earned his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Upon graduation he did his internship and residency at Tulane University Medical Center and Charity Hospital of New Orleans. Hébert was chosen as Chief Resident of Pediatrics in 2000 at Tulane Medical Center which made him the first African American{{cite web|url=http://www.blacknews.com/news/black_health_tv_corey_hebert101.shtml#.UhYD_NLWXxA
|title=Celeb Doctor}} to hold that position in the history of that institution.
Career
Hébert has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show,{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/physician-launches-black-health-website-183301619.html|title=Physician Launches Black Health Website|website=news.yahoo.com}} The Early Show with Harry Smith on CBS, CNN, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The Huffington Post, Good Morning America, and The Today Show. He hosts a weekly radio show on the Cumulus Broadcasting Network titled Doctor for the People{{cite web|url=http://ladatanews.com/doctor-of-the-people-corey-hebert-m-d-gives-community-health-information-via-internet-with-black-health-tv/|title=Doctor for the people|access-date=2013-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007215113/http://ladatanews.com/doctor-of-the-people-corey-hebert-m-d-gives-community-health-information-via-internet-with-black-health-tv/|archive-date=2013-10-07|url-status=dead}} which has an interactive platform for Hébert to connect with urban communities. He has contributed to the Discovery Channel television show How Stuff Works and to the Dr. Oz show.
Hébert helped create and is featured on Netflix in a full-length documentary about ADHD entitled Take Your Pills.
He testified before the United States Congress on April 28, 2010, on the safety of Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers.
Hebert was asked by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to serve as an Executive Committee appointee for the Louisiana Health Equity Task Force.
Hebert published his first book entitled Sick·le: Awakening the Truth about Sickle Cell Disease which is a guide that chronicles patient experiences with sickle cell disease.
References
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External links
- [http://blog.doctoroz.com/author/corey-hebert]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141020165328/http://www.oldschool1067.com/page.php?page_id=863 Old School 106.7 - HEARD IT ON THE AIR - VIDEO]
- [http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=115838 Dr. Corey Hebert Testifies Before Congress On Safety Of FEMA Trailers]
- [http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/92379254.html theadvocate.com | The Advocate | Baton Rouge News, Sports and Entertainment]
- [http://www.drcoreyhebert.com Herald Home]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130821093402/http://www.blackhealthtv.com/content/obamacare-made-simpler OBAMACARE MADE SIMPLE(R)! | Black Health TV – Health Information, Videos and Support Groups]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130829162859/http://www.wdsu.com/tv/news-team/-/9855180/12725504/-/12v0qb8/-/index.html Medical Editor Corey J. Hebert, MD | News Team - WDSU Home]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100516193513/http://www.essencemusicfestival.com/drcoreyhebert.php Essence Music Festival 2010]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120616122447/http://blog.nola.com/davewalker/2008/10/wdsutv_doctor_corey_hebert_nom.html WDSU-TV's Dr. Corey Hebert nominated for GQ Man of the Year honor | NOLA.com]
- [http://www.lsbme.org Home]
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Category:Morehouse College alumni
Category:Meharry Medical College alumni
Category:Tulane University faculty
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Category:American male journalists
Category:American chief executives in the mass media industry