Terry Mason, M.D.
Dr. Terry Mason is Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley, he is a leader of the Mayor's Fitness Council and, in 2005, embarked on the mission to transform the department and make Chicago one of America's healthiest cities.
Dr. Mason is a nationally known health educator and inspirational speaker who champions wholistic approaches to health management and the invaluable role of families in building healthier communities.
A credentialed urologist with specialization in prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, Dr. Mason is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.). He has served as chief of urology at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center and as assistant professor of urology at the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois (UIC), which is his alma mater. In 2000, he was national chair of the Urology Section of the National Medical Association. Presently, he serves on the faculty of the UIC School of Public Health.
In addition to a 25 year career in medicine, Dr. Mason is also a skilled marketing and public relations professional with experience in strategic planning, social and cultural marketing, broadcast production and medical science journalism. Dr. Mason hosts a popular radio talk show, Doctor in the House, on WVON radio and is a frequent guest on television and radio programs including ESPN, CNN and Fox News and has appeared as a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. His published works include a successful book entitled "Making Love Again: Renewing Intimacy and Helping Your Man Overcome Impotence." Currently, he is working on "Trevention: Rx for America's Health."
Dr. Mason's community involvements are international in scope. He is a board member of the Saltpond Redevelopment Institute in Ghana, West Africa and has done volunteer work in South Africa. His awards include Physician of the Year (1999) from the National Medical Association, the Men in Medicine Award from the Monarch Foundation, the Living Legacy Outstanding Physician Award from the Provident Hospital Foundation and a Telly Award for a video about prostate cancer entitled "Not By Myself". His professional memberships include The American Urological Association, the National Medical Association, the American Medical Association and the Chicago Medical Society.
