Robert L. Pollock, M.D. Email & Phone Number

Robert L. Pollock, M.D. is a Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine.

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  Op-Ed Editor, Editorial Board Member

  The Wall Street Journal

  Jul 1995 - May 2013 - New York And Brussels

  Robert Pollock was the Wall Street Journal's editorial features (op-ed) editor for five and a half years. Mr. Pollock oversaw the Journal’s op-ed pages during the financial crisis, the 2008 election, and the passage of the Affordable Care Act. He was at the helm as the paper transitioned to new ownership under Newscorp, and as the op-ed section expanded from 1 to 2 pages of signed opinion. He oversaw a staff and handled hundreds of op-ed submissions and about 35 printed pieces per week. Mr.… Show more Robert Pollock was the Wall Street Journal's editorial features (op-ed) editor for five and a half years. Mr. Pollock oversaw the Journal’s op-ed pages during the financial crisis, the 2008 election, and the passage of the Affordable Care Act. He was at the helm as the paper transitioned to new ownership under Newscorp, and as the op-ed section expanded from 1 to 2 pages of signed opinion. He oversaw a staff and handled hundreds of op-ed submissions and about 35 printed pieces per week. Mr. Pollock has been a regular on TV shows including the Journal Editorial Report. He has also been heard often on WABC radio and NPR.Mr. Pollock has wide experience as an interviewer and foreign correspondent. He has reported from all over Europe, and from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkey and Israel. His long-form interview subjects have included George Shultz, David Petraeus and Benjamin Netanyahu. Domestically, he takes a keen interest in economic and health-care policy.Mr. Pollock is the winner of the 2006 Gerald Loeb Award for commentary. Established in 1957, the Loeb Award honors journalists who make significant contributions to the understanding of business, finance and the economy. In 2003 Mr. Pollock was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the editorial writing category for "his clear, compelling editorials on the Food and Drug Administration's delay in approval of new cancer drugs." He has also won the Joanie Award (2005) for a series of editorials on lung cancer treatment, and a special media award (2003) from the Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs. In 2002, he was judged by Margaret Thatcher as runner-up in the inaugural Frederic Bastiat Prize for Journalism awards held in London.Mr. Pollock joined The Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels as an editorial page writer in 1995. He moved to the domestic Journal in May 2000. Show less