Stuart Fischer, M.D. has developed his unique approach to weight loss featured in The Park Avenue Diet book after decades of experience in internal medicine, emergency medicine and nutrition. His acclaimed Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies (Hatherleigh, 2007) has also been the subject of multiple television and print interviews.

As an author and educator, Dr. Fischer is sought by the media as a resource specializing in providing clear explanations of complex medical information. He is regularly called upon for speaking engagements and medical, nutritional and dietary consultation for broadcast and print media.

Now in his 30th year as a practicing physician, Dr. Fischer has been a featured guest on numerous television, radio and Internet shows, including The Early Show, FOX and Friends, Inside Edition, CNN American Morning, Good Day New York, CBS2's Healthwatch, The Montel Williams Show and WebMD. For five years, he served as the host of Vital Signs, the popular weekly series on New York's WEVD-FM, in which he answered call-in questions for thousands of listerners.

A graduate of Yale University, Dr. Fischer completed his residency in internal medicine at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. and served as an attending phyician in the emergency room of Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan for four years. He also worked with the late Dr. Robert Atkins as the associate medical director of The Atkins Center. Dr. Fischer's expertise in alternative medicine, nutrition and weight loss is complemented by his strong, traditional hospital-based education.