Rosemary Leonard
Rosemary Anne Leonard | |
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| Born | 22 July 1956 London, England |
| Occupation | General practitioner |
| 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.
Biography[]
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.[citation needed] 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.[4]
Awards and honours[]
- She was awarded an MBE for services to healthcare in the New Year's Honours List 2004.[5]
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