Dawn Harper

Dawn Caroline Harper (born March 1963), known professionally as Dr Dawn Harper, is an English doctor, media personality and television presenter known for co-presenting the Channel 4 television series Embarrassing Bodies. She works as a part-time GP in Stroud, Gloucestershire and runs several private clinics.

Early life and career Harper was born in March 1963. She attended the Royal High School, Bath, where she excelled at languages and science; she then spent a gap year working with the event rider Mary King.

Career Harper trained as a doctor at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School. working for a time under her married name of Isaacs. She also appears regularly on This Morning as a medical expert. Harper gives medical advice on Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.

Harper has made guest appearances on shows including 10 O'Clock Live, The Gadget Show and The Wright Stuff. She also appeared on Channel 4's Paralympics Breakfast Show and a special Paralympic edition of The Million Pound Drop. In October 2014, Harper took part in a Children in Need episode of The Great British Sewing Bee on BBC Two.

Dawn co-presented Born Naughty?, a four-part series for Channel 4 alongside Ravi Jayaram. The series began on 14 May 2015.

Writing Harper has written for several publications, including Mother and Baby magazine and Healthy Food Guide. In 2007, a book titled Dr. Dawn's Health Check was published by Mitchell Beazley.

Personal life Harper has three children. She was injured in a road accident in 2003 and took two years to recover.