An apple a day must be the secret to this doctor’s longevity.
A 100-year-old Ohio man set the Guinness World Record for being the world’s oldest working doctor — who’s on his way to becoming a TikTok star.
Dr. Howard Tucker earned the title in Feb. 2021, when he was 98 years and 231 days old, according to Guinness World Records.
The Cleveland native is being featured as the subject of an upcoming documentary “What’s Next,” by Brooklyn filmmaker Taylor Taglianetti.
The documentarian, who is collaborating with Tucker’s grandson for the project, even created a TikTok handle where fans can see the physician in action.
Tucker, a neurologist who has been practicing medicine since 1947, continues to see patients twice a week, according to Cleveland.com.
“People say to me, you’re doing pretty good for 100, and I say to myself how many 100-year-old people have they sampled?” he told the site. “I don’t think I’ve ever met another 100-year-old person. I have only met myself.”
Besides his accomplishments in the medical field, the clinician also received a second degree in law, is a WWII Navy veteran and served as the Chief of Neurology for the Atlantic Fleet during the Korean War.
Howard also has a special tie to the Big Apple. He was once a teacher at The Neurological Institute of New York, and ended up marrying one of his former students after she graduated. The couple then moved back to Cleveland and had four children.
His wife Sue, 89, is also still practicing as a psychoanalyst and cannot see retirement in her future.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Howard still reported to his office and contracted the virus shortly after his 100th birthday, but still managed to instruct medical residents on Zoom. Now, he sees patients at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center.
“The challenge of thinking through a case and getting to help patients, as well as teaching the next generation of neurologists, never gets old,” he told Guinness Records. “When you love what you do and are still capable of doing it, why would you want to retire?”