Dr. James (Jim) Sears is an Emmy® -nominated co-host of the award-winning talk show The Doctors. Dr. Sears is a board-certified pediatrician who is part of a family practice that he shares with his father, William, and younger brother, Robert, located in Capistrano Beach, California.
He earned his medical degree at St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1996 and completed his pediatric residency at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine and Tod Children's Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1999. During his residency, he received the honor of "Emergency Medicine Resident of the Year."
Dr. Sears loves working with children. It is not uncommon for him to see his patients outside of office hours by attending their birthday parties or graduations. He regards them as part of his extended family.
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His hope with The Doctors is to bring the same family feel of his office to all the families in America that don't have a personal relationship with their pediatrician. More than just treating illness, his desire is to help families make changes for the better.
Dr. Sears has been featured numerous times on Dr. Phil and the PBS series Help Me Grow, and has offered medical advice on online sites such as Parenting.com, AOL Health — where he was a regular contributor — and his personal site, DrJimSears.com.
Dr. Sears has co-authored several books, including The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood, Father's First Steps — 25 Things Every New Father Should Know, The Premature Baby Book, The Baby Sleep Book and best seller The Baby Book. He frequently travels the country speaking about the importance of good family nutrition. In his entertaining lectures, Dr. Sears shares many of the nutritional changes that keep his family healthy and have helped him lose over 40 pounds. He is most passionate about the vital role that nutrition plays in a variety of medical and behavioral problems.
A father of two, Dr. Sears' personal passions include endurance cycling, mountain biking, triathlons, sailboat racing, snow skiing, hiking, acting in musical theater with his daughter and trying to keep up with his Jedi Knight/bike stunt rider/Lego enthusiast son.
The Doctors, entering its fifth season in September, won the 2010 Emmy® Award for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative and has been nominated in the category every year since its inception in 2008. In addition, Dr. Ordon and his co-hosts on The Doctors received consecutive Emmy® nominations for "Outstanding Talk Show Host" in 2011 and 2012. For additional information on The Doctors, please visit TheDoctorsTV.com.