Herman tarnower bio

American cardiologist and author (1910–1980)

Herman Tarnower (March 18, 1910 – March 10, 1980) was an American cardiologist and co-author (with Samm Sinclair Baker) of the bestselling diet book The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet (1978), which promoted a high-proteinlow-carbohydrate fad diet known as the Scarsdale diet.^[1] On March 10, 1980, just eight days before his 70th birthday, Tarnower was shot dead by Jean Harris.

Harris was convicted of his murder at trial in White Plains, New York, in 1981.

Early and Professional life

Herman Tarnower was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrants Harry and Dora Tarnower.^[1] He attended Syracuse University, where he obtained his M.D.

in 1933. As a physician he specialized in cardiology, establishing a practice in the Scarsdale and White Plains areas of New York.^[1] During World War II, Tarnower joined the United States Army Medical Corps and was promoted to the rank of ma