Pixie McKenna
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Dr. Pixie McKenna (b.20th January 1971) (MB BCh BAO) is an Irish doctor and television presenter. She is best known for her work on the Channel 4 series Embarrassing Illnesses and its sister series Embarrassing Bodies and BBC3's Freaky Eaters.[1]
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[edit] Education and training
McKenna attended medical school at University College Cork, graduating in 1995. After qualifying as a general practitioner in 1999, McKenna practised in Notting Hill, London for 3 years. She then set up a GP practice in Ireland while continuing sessional work at Harley Street. In the public sector, she acts as a clinical assistant in sexual health and dermatology for the NHS and has worked at a number of London teaching hospitals.[2]
[edit] Television career
In 2007 McKenna began to appear on Freaky Eaters, a show which helps individuals overcome eating disorders. That same year she went on to co-present Embarrassing Illnesses, a show which highlights common conditions that people are reluctant to discuss with their doctors, and in 2008 co-presented its sister series Embarrassing Bodies.
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