In 1996, Doctor Reef Karim received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. After medical school, Doctor Reef Karim did his internship in internal medicine/psychiatry and his residency in psychiatric medicine and fellowship in addiction medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience & The University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.
He is best known as the host of the Court television television show House of Clues, the host of the Discovery Fit & Health television show Broken Minds, and the comedic host, executive producer, and writer of Reef Madness. Additionally, he is a recurring guest expert on the television show Outrageous Acts of Psychology, from the Discovery Science. Doctor Reef was an actor in The Breakup Girl (2015), Fit to Be Tied (2014), Posey (2012), Broken Minds (2012), The Whisperers (2009), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Night of Henna (2005), Flavors (2004), and Laurel Canyon (2002).
He has appeared on Doctor OZ, Doctor Philosophy, The Today Show, Chelsea Lately, and occasionally appears on Cable News Network as a medical and psychiatric commentator.
He has written articles for the Huffington Post, Oprah.com, and Fox.com. In 2004, Karim was named one of "The Sexiest Men Alive" by People Magazine.
Doctor Reef co-authored the dating book "Why Does he do that? Why does she do that?", is a contributor for the Huffington Post, and his work has been profiled in Forbes and the Christian Science Monitor. As an actor, Reef played the lead in the Indie movie Flavors with supporting roles in Laurel Canyon (with Christian Bale), Lords of Dogtown (2005) (with Heath Ledger), Claire"s Cambodia" and appeared in The Breakup Girl (2015), Fit to Be Tied (2014), Posey (2012), Goodbye My Friend (2011), The Whisperers (2009), Night of Henna (2005), Russians in the City of Angels.
2003, and Flavors (2004).
He has also hosted multiple television shows, including Outrageous Acts of Psychology, Broken Minds and House of Clues. Doctor Reef has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Doctor Oz Show, Doctor Philosophy, Hollywood Today, American Broadcasting Company World News Tonight, Larry King Live and Anderson Cooper 360°. On May 26, 2012, Doctor Reef was a guest panelist at Psychology In Action and University of California, Los Angeles"s Psychology On The Big Screen, for his work as psychiatric consultant on the films Thirteen, The Bourne Identity. and the television shows Private Practice and Alias.
Doctor Reef is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience, a Senior Attending Physician at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center and the founder and medical director of The Control Center in Beverly Hills, an integrated outpatient treatment center for chemical dependency, behavioral addictions, mental health disorders, and relationship therapy.
