Education
Doctor Bortz attended the Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia in 1947. He graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude in 1951 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1955.
Doctor Bortz attended the Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia in 1947. He graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude in 1951 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1955.
He is one of America"s leading scientific experts on aging, and promotes the possibility of a 100-year lifespan. Doctor Bortz is a former co-chairman of the American Medical Association’s Task Force on Aging, past President of The American Geriatrics Society and is Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board for the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation. His research focuses on the importance of physical exercise during the process of aging.
Doctor Bortz has written 150 scientific articles for research publications such as Journal of the American Medical Association, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Journal of Biological Chemistry, as well as articles in The New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, The New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, and Town & Country.
He has written six books--We Live Too Short and Die Too Long, Dare to be 100, Living Longer for Dummies, Diabetes Danger, Next Medicine, and Occupy Medicine. Personal life
Doctor Bortz is the son of Editor Bortz, former president of the American Medical Association.
A runner for several decades, Bortz runs over 10 miles per week and has finished in over 30 marathons, including the New York and Boston marathons.