Andrew Holtz is a former

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Medical Correspondent, and an independent journalist covering health and medicine as Chief o
HoltzReport
He is the author of ''The Medical Science of House, M.D.''. His second book was ''The Real Grey's Anatomy: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Real Lives of Surgical Residents'',. A second book on "House" was published in March 2011. ''House M.D. vs. Reality: Fact and Fiction in the Hit Television Series'', examines topics and issues from recent seasons of the Fox TV series. Holtz was Senior News Editor and Chief Anchor for

MDiTV Lazzara Media Production Network (LMPN.tv) and Medical Doctor Internet Television (MDiTV) are health sciences media networks founded by Robert R. Lazzara M. D., Diederik Sjardijn and Thomas Overbey. Portland, Oregon served as the headquarters fo ...

, a Portland, Oregon-based online video channel. MDiTV halted news production in mid-2010. Holtz wrote the ScriptDoctor: Medicine in the Media column for Oncology Times. Holtz's work has appeared on the

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HealthWeek program, ScientificAmerican.com, the-scientist.com, and many other news media outlets. He reviewed news coverage of medicine for HealthNewsReview.org. Holtz is a former member of the board of directors of the

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. He was President of the board from 2000 to 2004 and Interim Executive Director in 2004–05. Holtz mentors journalists in th
Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance
and th
AHCJ International Health Study Fellowships
After attending the prestigious New England boarding school, Phillips Exeter Academy, Holtz went on to Stanford University. After graduating from Stanford with a BA, he went on to acquire a Master of Public Health from the Oregon MPH program.

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