Chris van Tulleken

Chris van Tulleken
Born
Christoffer van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken

(1978-08-18) 18 August 1978
London, England
EducationKing's College School, Wimbledon
Alma materSt Peter's College, Oxford
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University College London (PhD)
Occupations
  • Physician
  • media personality
  • lecturer
  • author

Christoffer Rodolphe van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken (born 18 August 1978), also known as Dr Chris, is a British physician, academic, writer and television presenter.

He is the identical twin brother of Alexander "Xand" van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken, who has had a similar career in global and public health. They have jointly presented several television and radio programmes, including The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs, The Truth About...HIV, the children's series Operation Ouch! and the radio podcast A Thorough Examination. Investigating dietary causes for disease, van Tulleken authored the Sunday Times best-selling book Ultra-Processed People.