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Office
15500 Serengeti Blvd
Brooksville, FL 34610Phone+1 352-428-0251
Summary
- Dr. Mary Newport practiced neonatology for 30 years in Tampa Bay area of Florida, then hospice for three years. She received degrees from Xavier University and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and trained at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati and Medical University Hospital, Charleston, SC. She was caregiver for her husband Steve Newport who had early-onset Alzheimer's disease for 15 years. She has written four books and is an international speaker on ketones as an alternative fuel for the brain and Alzheimer's prevention through changes in diet and other lifestyle risk factors.
Education & Training
- Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1981
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
- University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1978
- Xavier UniversityB.A., Magna cum Laude, 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 1983 - 2025
- SC State Medical License 1980 - 1984
- OH State Medical License 1979 - 1982
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 127 citationsA new way to produce hyperketonemia: use of ketone ester in a case of Alzheimer's disease.Mary T. Newport, Theodore B. VanItallie, Yoshihiro Kashiwaya, King, Richard L. Veech
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2015-01-01 - 6 citationsBeta-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB), Glucose, Insulin, Octanoate (C8), and Decanoate (C10) Responses to a Medium-Chain Triglyceride (MCT) Oil with and without Glucose: A Single...Christina Heidt, Manfred Fobker, Mary Newport, Reinhold Feldmann, Tobias Fischer
Nutrients. 2023-02-24
Journal Articles
- A New Way to Produce Hyperketonemia.MT Newport, TB VanItallie, MT King, Y Kashiwaya, RL Veech, Alzheimer's and Dementia, 1/11/2015
- How to Grow a Healthy Baby with a Healthy BrainNewport, MT, Annual Health Fair, 10/1/2008
- Ivory Tower’ Fellowship Statement Challenged. (Letter to the Editor)Mary T. Newport, Pediatrics, 9/1/1991
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Case Study: Dietary Intervention using coconut oil to produce mild ketosis in early onset Alzheimer’s DiseaseNewport, MT, International Symposium on Dietary Interventions for Epilepsy and Other Neurologic Disorders, Edinburgh, Scotland, 10/5/2010
- Caregiver reports following dietary intervention with medium chain fatty acids in 60 persons with dementiaNewport, MT, International Symposium on Dietary Interventions for Epilepsy and Other Neurologic Disorders, Edinburgh, Scotland, 10/5/2010
- Caregiver reports following dietary intervention with medium chain fatty acids in 47 persons with dementiaNewport, MT, Alzheimer’s Disease International Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 3/12/2010
Lectures
- “Ketones and MCTs for Alzheimer’s and other Neurologic Disorders.” Speaker for Dr. Shär Medical Nutrition MCT SymposiumFrankfurt, Germany - 5/20/2016
- “Ketones as alternative fuel for the brain in Alzheimer’s and other diorders.” Speaker for the 1st Annual Conference on Nutritional Ketosis, University of South FloridaTampa, FL - 1/28/2016
- “Ketones as alternative fuel for the brain in Alzheimer’s and other diorders.” Speaker for the 3rd International Conference for Integrative MedicineFulda, Germany - 11/28/2015
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Other
- Coconut Oil for Alzheimer’s Disease. (Local Talks and Local/Regional Radio Interviews)
Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties of FL, Jul 2008-present - 1/1/2013 - What If There Was a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease and No One Knew?
7/22/2008 - Emergency Deliveries. (Letter to the Editor)Mary T. Newport, Parents Magazine
2/1/1987
Press Mentions
- SG University to Test VCO Efficacy as Possible Antiviral Agent vs. CoronavirusFebruary 24th, 2020
- Study: Coco Oil May Prevent Spread of VirusesFebruary 17th, 2020
- Search for Coronavirus Buster Leading to Coconut TreeFebruary 7th, 2020
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Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Anti-Aging MedicineMember
- American College of NutritionMember
- Member
- Weston A. Price FoundationMember
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