Rosemary Anne Leonard | |
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Born | London, England | 22 July 1956
Occupation | General practitioner (physician), author |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater |
Dr Challoner's High School, Newnham College, Cambridge, St Thomas's Hospital Medical School |
Rosemary Anne Leonard (born 22 July 1956) [1] MBE MA MB BChir MRCGP DRCOG [2] is a British general practitioner and journalist.
Leonard was born in London; [1] she went to the girls' grammar school Dr Challoner's High School in Little Chalfont.[ citation needed] She then went to the all-female Newnham College, Cambridge where she graduated with double first-class honours, [2] before completing her training at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School. [3]
Leonard is a GP in Dulwich, South London. [4] She has written for national newspapers and magazines, including Hello!, The Sun, the Daily Mail and the Daily Express [1] [2] since 1986. She has been the resident GP for BBC Breakfast News since 1998. [1] She was a member of the Committee on Safety of Medicines and a Non-executive Director of the Health Protection Agency. [2]
Leonard has two sons. [5]
Leonard served as a Commissioner on a report funded by the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The foundation is, in turn, funded by tobacco company Philip Morris International.
Leonard has written several books, mainly drawing on experiences from her professional life, these include: