Neal Baer Biography

Fast Facts

• Physicians for Social Responsibility, Lupus L․A․ and the Media Project all honored him in 2003
• Was selected as a Mass Media Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Graduated magna cum laude from Colorado College with a B․A․ in Political Science, earned his master's degree in Sociology focused on family policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and graduated from Harvard Medical School
• Worked as a resident at Children's Hospital during breaks in filming, taught elementary school in Colorado and worked as a research associate at USC Medical School
• Used his medical experience to enhance the realism of television series "ER," creating the medical storylines for most of the episodes
• Became a trustee of the Writers Guild of America Health and Pension Fund
• His articles on adolescent health issues have appeared in "Scholastic Magazine․"