Marina Carrère d'Encausse (born 9 October 1961) is a French doctor, author, TV host and broadcaster. She was born in 1962 in Paris. She co-hosts the programme '' Le Magazine de la santé'' on

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since 2000 with Michel Cymes. She is the author of books such as ''Une femme blessée'' (2014) and ''Une femme entre deux mondes'' (2017) published by Anne Carrière. ''Les Enfants du secret'' is her third novel.

Biography

Marina Carrère d'Encausse (born 9 October 1961 in Paris) is a French

physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...

author In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work exists in written, graphic, visual, or recorded form. The act of creating such a work is referred to as authorship. Therefore, a sculpt ...

, and television presenter. She is the daughter of

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

Hélène Carrère d'Encausse Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (; née Zourabichvili; 6 July 1929 – 5 August 2023) was a French political historian who specialised in Russian history. From 1999 until her death in 2023, she served as the Perpetual Secretary of the Académie Fra ...

and the sister of writer Emmanuel Carrère. After obtaining her

medical degree A medical degree is a professional degree admitted to those who have passed coursework in the fields of medicine and/or surgery from an accredited medical school. Obtaining a degree in medicine allows for the recipient to continue on into special ...

, she specialized in

medical imaging Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to revea ...

and

health economics Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to Health care efficiency, efficiency, effectiveness, value and behavior in the production and consumption of health and healthcare. Health economics is important in dete ...

. Carrère d'Encausse began her media career in the early 1990s and gained prominence as co-host of the health program Le Magazine de la santé on France 5, a role she held from 2000 until 2024. She also presented the documentary series Le Monde en face and continues to host Enquête de santé. In addition to her broadcasting work, she has authored several novels, including Une femme blessée (2014), Une femme entre deux mondes (2017), and Les Enfants du secret (2020). Carrère d'Encausse is actively involved in health advocacy, serving as a patron for the

Fondation pour la recherche médicale The Fondation pour la recherche médicale or FRM, is a French foundation created in 1947 among others by professors Jean Bernard and Jean Hamburger, on a private management basis but recognized as being of public utility in 1965. Its mission i ...

and supporting initiatives related to cancer care and end-of-life issues.https://www.closermag.fr/bio-people/marina-carrere-dencausse-medecin-et-figure-incontournable-de-la-television

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1961 births French writers Living people French people of Georgian descent Zourabichvili family Journalists from Paris French women journalists {{France-novelist-20thC-stub