Sarah Jarvis
MBE FRCGP
Born
Sarah Caroline Jarvis

(1962-12-03) 3 December 1962
London, England
EducationMillfield
Alma materUniversity of Oxford, University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)General practitioner, broadcaster, television doctor
TelevisionGood Morning Britain
Jeremy Vine
ITV News
The One Show

Sarah Caroline Jarvis MBE FRCGP (born 3 December 1962) is an English general practitioner, broadcaster, and television doctor.

Early life

Jarvis was educated at Millfield, Street, Somerset.[1]

Career

Jarvis qualified as a medical doctor in July 1986 from University of Oxford with a BM BCh, having graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in nutrition in 1983, and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners.[2][3]

Jarvis recently resigned as a partner and GP trainer[3] after 27 years in her Shepherd's Bush practice and now works as a locum. She joined the practice in 1990.[4]

She is also the health and medical reporter for The One Show, a television doctor on Good Morning Britain, ITV News and Jeremy Vine,[5] and is a regular guest on The Jeremy Vine Show, which airs weekdays on BBC Radio 2 from 12pm until 2pm and is the Clinical Director for health website Patient UK.

Jarvis was awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year Honours list for services to general practice and public understanding of health.[6]

Personal life

Jarvis lives in Warwickshire with her husband, Tim, and their English springer spaniel. She is a keen gardener[6] and enjoys walking and scuba diving.

Selected works

  • Jarvis, Sarah; Rubin, Alan, L (May 2007). Diabetes for Dummies (UK ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-05810-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Jarvis, Sarah, ed. (2 January 2009). Women's Health for Life. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1-4053-5378-6.
  • Humphrys, John; Jarvis, Sarah (2 April 2009). The Welcome Visitor: Living Well, Dying Well (1st ed.). Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-92377-1.

References

  1. "Notable Alumni - At Millfield School in Street". www.millfieldschool.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "Sarah Caroline Jarvis". General Medical Council. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE | Patient". patient.info. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. "Dr Sarah Jarvis MA, BM BCh, DRCOG, FRCGP". Richford Gate Medical Practice. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  5. Anderson, Claire (22 February 2021). "'You should tax inheritance!' Owen Jones slammed by Dr Sarah 'I worked for my money!'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  6. 1 2 Knight, Lewis (12 August 2020). "GMB's Dr Sarah Jarvis looks dramatically different in stunning uni throwback pic". mirror. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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