Dr. Sandra Lee, also known as Dr. Pimple Popper , has responded to Joy Behar’s comments about her on The View .
On Wednesday’s (November 20) episode of The View , the co-hosts of the ABCdaytimetalk show discussed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks — specifically Dr.
Mehmet Oz, who was nominated to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . At one point during the segment, co-host Behar compared Dr. Oz to Dr.
Lee because they’re both physicians with television shows. Dr. Lee later praised the show in response to Behar’s joke, and mentioned how being a doctor could help her contribute to any discussion regarding the country’s healthcare system.
“Thank you for the shout-out, Joy! We love The View ,” her statement to Entertainment Weekly began. “As a board-certified dermatologist in practice for over two decades, I think I could probably lend a valuable voice to any discussion about our healthcare system. In the meantime, I’ll ask our 30 million followers what they think.
” While speaking about Dr. Oz’s nomination on The View, Behar contended that he may be a qualified heart surgeon. Although he earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed training as a cardiothoracic surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Behar maintained that these skills did not equate to being in charge of federal health insurance.
“Dr. Oz is a very well-known heart surgeon. This is an administrative pos.