Christoffer Rudolpho van Tulleken

Dr Christoffer van Tulleken
Born Christoffer van Tulleken
18 August 1978
Nationality British
Education BM BCh
Alma mater King's College School, Wimbledon
St Peter's College, Oxford
LSHTM
Television Operation Ouch!
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Website
http://www.vantullekenbrothers.com

Christoffer 'Dr Chris' van Tulleken (born 18 August 1978)[1] is a British infectious diseases doctor and TV presenter.[2][3] He is best known for presenting the BAFTA winning[4] CBBC series “Operation Ouch!” alongside his identical twin brother Alexander 'Dr Xand' van Tulleken.[5][6]

Education

Van Tulleken was educated at King's College School,[7] an independent school for boys in Wimbledon, in South West London, followed by St Peter's College at the University of Oxford,[7] where he obtained his medical degree in 2002.[8] He is currently an MRC Clinical Research Fellow at UCL in the lab of Greg Towers.[9]

Life and career

Van Tulleken presented Channel 4's “Medicine Men go Wild” with his brother Xand,[10] and BBC Two's “Trust Me, I'm A Doctor” alongside Michael Mosley.[11] He was the expedition doctor for BBC Two's “Operation Iceberg”,[12] and has appeared in “Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice” (BBC 2),[13] “Holiday Hit Squad” (BBC One),[14] “Museum of Life” (BBC Two),[15] “The Secret Life of Twins” (BBC One),[16] as well as Celebrity Mastermind and The Wright Stuff.[17] Van Tulleken was also doctor to a team lead by Bruce Parry which recreated the 1911 race to the South Pole in the BBC documentary “Blizzard: Race to the Pole”.[18] He has also presented “What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special”.[19][20]

Van Tulleken was named as an emerging British talent in 'The Brit List 2013' by ShortList magazine.[21]

Humanitarian Aid

Van Tulleken is a patron of the medical aid organisation Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin)[22][23] and reported for BBC Two in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, Burma, in 2008.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Blizzard: Race To The Pole - The British Team". BBC. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  2. ↑ "vantullekenbrothers.com". vantullekenbrothers.com. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  3. ↑ "ROARglobal". ROARGLOBAL. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  4. ↑ "BAFTA Children's in 2013". BAFTA. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Operation Ouch!". CBBC. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Operation Ouch! Hardback". The Guardian Bookshop. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "King's College School Boat Club - Roll of Honour". King's College School, Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "UCL IRIS Profile". UCL. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  9. ↑ "Towers Lab UCL". UCL. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  10. ↑ "Medicine Men Go Wild". Channel 4. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  11. ↑ "Trust Me, I'm A Doctor". BBC Two. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  12. ↑ "Operation Iceberg". BBC Two. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  13. ↑ "Top Dogs;Adventures in War, Ice and Sea". BBC Two. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  14. ↑ "Holiday Hit Squad". BBC One. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  15. ↑ "Museum Of Life". BBC Two. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  16. ↑ "The Secret Life of Twins". BBC One. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  17. ↑ "IMBD Filmography Chris van Tulleken". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  18. ↑ "Blizzard: Race to the Pole". BBC. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  19. ↑ "What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  20. ↑ Parry, Lizzie (12 January 2015). "Which diet is right for YOU? Take this quiz to determine if you're an emotional eater, a constant craver or a feaster - and learn how to keep the pounds off for good". Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "The Brit List 2013". ShortList. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  22. ↑ "The Eye of the Storm". ABC News. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  23. ↑ "Hands Up For Healthworkers". Merlin UK. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  24. ↑ "Unseen Burma". BBC Newsnight. Retrieved 2013-01-12.

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