Art Ulene

Doctor Art Ulene is a Board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist whose interest in the educational needs of patients led him to explore the use of modern communications technology for the delivery of health-related information. Since 1975, Dr. Ulene has spearheaded the use of television to promote public health. For 23 years, his health reports appeared several times a week on NBC’s TODAY program and in local news programs around the country.

Dr. Ulene created and led several nationwide campaigns promoting health in collaboration with leading medical organizations in the United States, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation. He is the author of more than 50 health-related books and home video/audio programs designed to promote good health. In 2006 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Medical Communicators.

Dr. Ulene was a member of the full-time faculty at the University of Southern California School of Medicine from 1970 to 1975, and served on the Clinical Faculty for 15 years thereafter. He was Chairman of the Board of the USC/Norris Cancer Hospital for 10 years, and currently serves on The Advisory Board for the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Board of Councilors for the USC Davis School of Gerontology.

Dr. Ulene lives in Los Angeles, California, and Park City, Utah, with his wife of 51 years, Priscilla. They share three children, five grandchildren and a love of adventure travel. He is an advanced skier, an avid motorcyclist and a beginning artist and snowboarder.