Terry J. Dubrow (born September 14, 1958) is an American

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and

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. He is known for his work on ''

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'' and for co-hosting '' Botched'' and its spin-off series '' Botched by Nature'' with Paul Nassif. He also appears on ''

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'' with his wife, Heather. In 2015, Dubrow appeared on '' Good Work'', a plastic surgery-themed

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, together with co-hosts RuPaul and Sandra Vergara. Dubrow also performed the plastic surgery procedures on ''

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'', a reality series which premiered in 2011 and featured a group of women who competed in order to win a wedding and transformative plastic surgery procedure.

Personal life

Terry Dubrow was born to Laura and Alvin Dubrow. His family is of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. He was raised in Los Angeles with his older brother

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, who was the lead singer for the popular metal band

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for the majority of that band's existence, until his death in 2007. He married actress and ''

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'' star

Heather Dubrow Heather Paige Dubrow (née Kent; born January 5, 1969) is an American actress and television personality. Heather portrayed Lydia DeLucca in the television series '' That's Life'' in 2000 and starred on the reality television series ''The Real H ...

(née Kent) in 1999. They have four children. Dubrow received his medical degree from the

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and also holds a master's degree from Yale University. He went on to complete a residency in general surgery and was chief resident at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and he completed his fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the

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. Dubrow is board certified by the

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, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dubrow and his wife promote a

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known as the "Dubrow Diet," based on a form of

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/ref> He also has a constant presence on the shopping network

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, usually selling health products.

Television

Publications

''Dr. and Mrs. Guinea Pig Present The Only Guide You'll Ever Need to the Best Anti-Aging Treatments''. Ghost Mountain Books. ISBN 1939457556 (2016) ''The Dubrow Diet: Interval Eating to Lose Weight and Feel Ageless''. Ghost Mountain Books. ISBN 978-1939457714 (2018) ''The Dubrow Keto Fusion Diet: The Ultimate Plan for Interval Eating and Sustainable Fat Burning.'' William Morrow Books. ISBN 0062984322 (2020)

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