''Dr. Manny'' Alvarez Joins FOX News as Medical Contributor.NEW YORK -- FOX News Channel (FNC FNC - Federal Networking Council ) has signed Manny Alvarez as a medical contributor, announced Bill Shine, Senior Vice President of Programming, Fox News. He will primarily appear on FNC's daytime line-up, which includes Fox & Friends and Dayside day·side n. 1. Office employees and other personnel who work days. 2. The side of a planet facing the sun. day . Currently positioned in New Orleans, Alvarez is providing his medical expertise through the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for the network. In making the announcement, Shine said, "Dr. Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
"I am delighted to join the FOX News Channel and am eager to contribute to the first-rate news network," Alvarez said. Known widely to audiences as Dr. Manny, Alvarez was most recently a health science reporter for TELEMUNDO and developed a nightly news segment entitled "A Dose of Health." Since 1996, he has been the Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology obstetrics and gynecology Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. and Reproductive Science at Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is a 781-bed non-profit, research and teaching hospital located just seven miles west of New York City, in Hackensack, New Jersey, providing tertiary and healthcare needs for northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area. in New Jersey. Additionally, Alvarez is Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the School of Medicine in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Alvarez is a member of numerous professional societies including the Society of Prenatal Care, American Institute of Ultrasound and Medicine and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Additionally, he is part of many civic foundations such as Celia Cruz Foundation. In 2004, Alvarez was named Man of the Year by New Jersey SEEDS, an organization that provides students educational scholarships. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour general news service covering breaking news as well as political, entertainment and business news. For more than three years, FNC has been the most watched cable news channel in the nation and currently presents eleven out of the top twelve programs in cable news. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 85 million homes. |
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