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Office
Business Street
Leonia, NJ 07605Phone+1 267-265-1669
Summary
- Dr. Sean Lucan is a physician leader, consulting for both industry and academy. He recently served as VP Medical Director for a preventive medicine company, where -- as the highest-level medical executive -- he was in charge of all medical content and clinical quality. He now works to bring medical innovation to broader healthcare practice.
Dr. Lucan is a practicing family physician, specializing in obesity medicine. He is also a grant-funded health researcher. His primary work focuses on social determinants related to obesity, cardio-metabolic illness, and diet-related chronic diseases.
Dr. Lucan has worked extensively in areas related to COVID-19 mitigation. He has a passion for public health.
As a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, and a past fellow at the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine), Dr. Lucan has a broad expertise in epidemiology, health disparities, and health policy. His work has led to real-world impacts—new procedures, practices, and policies.
* 150+ presentations in national or international venues
* 75+ papers in peer-reviewed journals
* 50+ invited talks across the country and internationally
* 3 city policies changed (2 in NYC, 1 in DC)
* 2 co-authored textbooks
Education & Training
- University of PennsylvaniaMSc, Health Policy Research, 2007 - 2009
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Family Medicine, 2004 - 2007
- Yale School of Public HealthMPH, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, 2002 - 2004
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 2004
- University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Fine Arts, Minor: Chemistry, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2004 - 2010
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2014-2017
- Fellow (honorary distinction) The Obesity Society, 2013
- 2nd Place for Best Presentation NYC RING Annual Convocation of Practices, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 103 citationsAdded fructose: a principal driver of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its consequencesJames J. DiNicolantonio, James H. O'Keefe, Sean C. Lucan
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2015-03-01 - 62 citationsConcerning Limitations of Food-Environment Research: A Narrative Review and Commentary Framed around Obesity and Diet-Related Diseases in YouthSean C. Lucan
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2015-02-01 - 53 citationsThe wrong white crystals: not salt but sugar as aetiological in hypertension and cardiometabolic diseaseJames J. DiNicolantonio, Sean C. Lucan
Open Heart. 2014-11-01
Journal Articles
- "Towards Defining andMeasuring Social Accountability in Graduate Medical Education: A Key Informant Study"Reddy A, Lazred S, Etz R, Bazemore AW, Phillips RL, Lucan SC, Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 7/2/2013
- Lower CVD mortality and alcohol: Is it what's in the drinks? Or something else?Lucan SC, BMJ, 5/28/2011
- The food environment and dietary intake: demonstrating a method for GIS-mapping and policy-relevant research.Lucan SC, Mitra N, Journal of Public Health, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- "Unexpected food sources could support healthier diets In urban neighborhoods"Sean C. Lucan, CTSA Symposium, Transforming Clinical and Translational Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 11/8/2013
- "Why farmers' markets may not improve dietary disparities in urban communities"Sean C. Lucan, AAFP National Conference, Kansas City, MO, 8/2/2013
- "Why farmers' markets may not improve dietary disparities in urban communities"Sean C. Lucan, Department of Family and Social Medicine Annual Poster Day, Bronx, NY, 5/21/2013
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Lectures
- "Associations between food environments, diets, and health: why measurement matters (a lot)"Hanover, NH - 5/21/2013
- "Farmers' markets in urban neighborhoods: surprising implications for community nutrition"New Orlean, LA - 12/2/2012
- "The meaning of methadone doses: a derived model to promote adherence to methadone maintenance treatment"Bethesda, MD - 11/3/2012
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Other
- Body of work around neglected aspects of urban food environmentsLucan SC
10/2013 - Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Genetic Risk of ObesityLucan SC, Interviewed by Barbara Sadick, Patients-Connect
https://www.patients-connect.com/news/2013/January
1/26/2013 - Perspective on the NYC salt reduction initiativeLucan SC, New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/take_city_sodium_war_with_pinch_pCo1uTMwJk9OQwrT78dpLK
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Press Mentions
- BreakthroughsJuly 9th, 2021
- How Food Marketing Is Making Us Sick and Fat with Dr. Sean LucanJune 3rd, 2019
- Why the War on Salt Is DangerousMarch 15th, 2017
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External Links
- Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-lucan-md-mph-ms-0666776a/
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