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1001Woodward AVE STE 500
Detroit, MI 48226Phone+1 203-671-6863
Summary
- David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine - globally recognized for expertise in chronic disease prevention, health promotion, and nutrition. The founding director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, and past president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Katz is founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative, founder of Diet ID, and Chief Medical Officer for leading food-as-medicine company, Tangelo. He is also a senior science advisor to Blue Zones. He holds multiple US patents, including for advances in dietary assessment. He has roughly 250 peer-reviewed publications, has authored 19 books- including multiple editions of a leading nutrition textbook, and has earned numerous awards for his contributions to public health, including three honorary doctoral degrees.
Education & Training
- American College of Physicians2003
- American College of Preventive Medicine2001
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1991 - 1993
- Yale University School of MedicineM.P.H, 1993
- Norwalk Hospital/Yale UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
- Norwalk Hospital/Yale UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1988
- Dartmouth CollegeB.A, French, 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 1991 - 2025
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2014
- Inductee Marketing Disease Prevention & Awareness (MDPA) Hall of Fame, 2012, 2013
- FindTheBest (http://www.findthebest.com/) top Smart Rated Diet Plans: The Flavor Point Diet 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Desalination and transboundary water governance in conflict settings.Maureen Walschot, David Katz
Journal of Environmental Management. 2024-03-01 - 7 citationsFit and Tipsy? The Interrelationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Alcohol Consumption and Dependence.Kerem Shuval, David Leonard, Karen G. Chartier, Carolyn E. Barlow, Bob M. Fennis
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2021-08-24 - The Study of Dietary Patterns: Righting the Remedies:David L. Katz, Michael L. Dansinger, Walter C. Willett
American Journal of Health Promotion. 2021-06-14
Journal Articles
- Impact of an educational intervention on internal medicine residents’ physical activity counseling: the Pressure System Model.Katz DL, Shuval K, Comerford BP, Faridi Z, Yanchou Njike V, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice; 14(2), 294–299
- Putting physical activity where it fits in the school day: preliminary results of the ABC (Activity Bursts in the Classroom) for fitness program.Katz DL, Cushman D, Reynolds J, Njike V, Treu JA, Walker J, Smith E, Katz C, Prev Chronic Dis; 7(4):A82
- Effects of walnut consumption on endothelial function in type 2 diabetic subjects: a randomized controlled crossover trial.Ma Y, Njike VY, Millet J, Dutta S, Doughty K, Treu JA, Katz DL, Diabetes Care; 33(2):227-32
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- In Search Of the Optimal Diet: Convictions, Consensus, and Controversies at the Century’s Cusp.Katz DL, American Dietetic Association, Denver, CO
- Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers' cocktail) for fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.Katz DL, Liberti L, Northrup V, Yanchou Njike V, Ali A, Clinical Research Poster Presentation Abstracts, Consortium for Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine, Edmonton, AB
- Effects of Acute Ingestion of Dark Chocolate on Endothelial Function in Adults with BMI between 25-35 kg/m2: A Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial.Katz DL, Yanchou Njike V, Faridi Z, AMER SOC EXP BIOL, San Francisco, CA
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Lectures
- Current Approaches to Using Evidence in Obesity Prevention and Related Areas of Health Promotion and Disease.Washington, DC
- Obesity.Multiple locations, 2003, 2004
- Intergrative Medicine.Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT
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Other
- Preventive Medicine, Integrative Medicine & The Health Of The Public.Katz DL, Ali, A, Report for IOM Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public
http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/62/376/Preventive%20Medicine,%20Integrative%20Medicine,%20and - Healthy Living.Katz DL, WTNH, news channel 8
- Representing your community in community-based participatory research: differences made and measured.Katz DL, Preventing Chronic Disease [serial online]
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Authored Content
- Amidst the Cacophony, Cancer Counsel You Can TrustJuly 2018
- Amidst the Cacophony, Cancer Counsel You Can TrustJuly 2018
Press Mentions
- 7 Health Benefits of Vitamin B12July 26th, 2024
- Blacks, Poor at Higher Risk of Heart Disease; Overall Death Rate FallsSeptember 5th, 2019
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