Dr. Michael Aziz is a physician, author, and broadcast media commentator. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He is an attending physician at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Aziz completed his training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine "Long Island Jewish Medical Center," and "Staten Island University Hospital." Before opening his practice in 2002, Dr. Aziz's experience has been vast. He has worked 4 years in primary care settings, emergency rooms, multi-specialty offices, and hospitals. Dr. Aziz is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Internal Medicine. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in the United Kingdom. Dr. Aziz has appeared as a keynote speaker before many prestigious groups nationally and internationally such as the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Dr. Aziz is the founder of the practice that focuses on modern advances in Medicine. In his first book, " The Perfect 10 Diet," Dr. Aziz details his experience as a physician. He was disappointed to see many outdated guidelines preached by various medical organizations. Many research studies demonstrated the danger of low-fat diets and synthetic hormones. Dr. Aziz had to find his own way to improve his health and his patients, hence, his interest in natural remedies, peptides, bioidentical hormones, and going back to a natural diet. Dr Aziz retrained with the the American Academy of Anti-aging in Functional Medicine.
Dr. Aziz authored "The Perfect 10 Diet." A diet that encourages full-fat products from butter to whole milk. It was an opposite sharp contrast to the low-fat diet dogma. "The Perfect 10 Diet" was also in sharp contrast to low-carb diets as it didn't allow any chemicals, not just sugar. No nitrites or artificial sweeteners.
"The Perfect 10 Diet" helped thousands of his patients live better and improve their health. His patients dropped tons of weight, normalized their blood pressure, and improved their cholesterol naturally. He was compelled to get the message out to the masses and write a book. "The Perfect 10 Diet" which started in the office as pamphlets was now a book in the spotlight. "The Perfect 10 Diet" and Dr. Michael Aziz were featured on the cover of "First for Women," one of the largest magazine in the US. "The Perfect 10 Diet" went on to become a national bestseller. "The Perfect 10 Diet" hit the number 1 spot on Barnes and Noble in 2010. In 2011, "The Perfect 10 Diet" went on to hit the number 1 spot on Amazon for 12 consecutive weeks. "The Perfect 10 Diet" was translated into many languages including; Italian, Chinese, Mandarin, Slovenian, Urdu, Malay, and Indonesian. Dr. Aziz and "The Perfect 10 Diet" were featured on countless TV shows including "The View," "The Doctors," and "Dr. Oz." His second book "The Ageless Plan,'' is due for publication soon.
Dr Aziz is a prolific medical contributor to "Life Extension Magazine," "The Purist," and "The Boardroom Newsletters" which reach over 7 million subscribers with health advice. Dr. Aziz's columns, articles, and opinions have been published in the LA Times, CNN, WebMD, NY Post, the Daily News, the Washington Post as well as in many magazines internationally such as Paris Match.
Dr. Aziz regularly provides medical commentary on many health networks, including NPR, Fox and Friends, ABC, WGN Chicago, NBC, Telemundo, and Dubai TV. Dr. Aziz is passionate about philanthropy. He has volunteered to help New Yorkers during the Covid-19 pandemic, and has volunteered in underserved rural areas in Indonesia.