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David L Katz MD, MPH

Director, Yale University Prevention Research Center

Derby, CT

Professional summary

David L. Katz MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP is an internationally recognized authority on nutrition, weight management, and the prevention of chronic disease. He is a board certified specialist in both Internal Medicine, and Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Associate Professor (adjunct) in Public Health Practice at the Yale University School of Medicine. Katz is the Director and founder of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, Director and founder of the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT, and founder and president of the non-profit Turn the Tide Foundation.

Specialties and Interests

  • Obesity, 
  • Diabetes, 
  • Nutrition, 
  • Public Health, 
  • Preventive Medicine, 
  • Internal Medicine, 
  • Integrative Medicine, 
  • Weight Management, 
  • Chronic Disease Prevention

Education

Universities

Yale University School of Public Health

MPH
1991 to 1993

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

MD
1984 to 1988

Dartmouth College

BA, French
1981 to 1984

Postgraduate Training

Yale University School of Medicine

1991 to 1993
Preventive Medicine

Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT

1988 to 1991
Internal Medicine

Licenses/Certifications

Board Certified Preventive Medicine

1994

Board Certified Internal Medicine

1991

Publications

Articles

"Plant foods in the American diet? As we sow..."

Medscape journal of medicine
Vol. 11 - 2009;
PubMed ID: 19295946

"Partners reducing effects of diabetes (PREDICT): a diabetes prevention physical activity and dietary intervention through African-American churches."

Health education research
2009;
PubMed ID: 19261690

"The expanding medical and behavioral resources with access to care for everyone health plan."

Annals of internal medicine
Vol. 150 - 2009;
PubMed ID: 19258548

"Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers' Cocktail) for fibromyalgia: a placebo-controlled pilot study."

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
Vol. 15 - 2009;
PubMed ID: 19250003

"School-Based Interventions for Health Promotion and Weight Control: Not Just Waiting on the World to Change."

Annual review of public health
2009;
PubMed ID: 19146397

"Strategies for the prevention and control of obesity in the school setting: systematic review and meta-analysis."

International journal of obesity (2005)
Vol. 32 - 2008;
PubMed ID: 19079319

"Acute dark chocolate and cocoa ingestion and endothelial function: a randomized controlled crossover trial."

The American journal of clinical nutrition
Vol. 88 - 2008;
PubMed ID: 18614724

"The role of culture, environment, and religion in the promotion of physical activity among Arab Israelis."

Preventing chronic disease
Vol. 5 - 2008;
PubMed ID: 18558038

"Evaluating the impact of mobile telephone technology on type 2 diabetic patients' self-management: the NICHE pilot study."

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Vol. 14 - 2008;
PubMed ID: 18373577

"Impact of an educational intervention on internal medicine residents' physical activity counselling: the Pressure System Model."

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Vol. 14 - 2008;
PubMed ID: 18324934
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Books

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Philadelphia, PA
2008
Product Description Written by one of America's foremost authorities in preventive medicine, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Second Edition is the practical, comprehensive, evidence-based reference that all clinicians need to offer patients effective, appropriate dietary counseling. This fully revised edition incorporates the latest studies and includes new chapters on diet and hematopoiesis, diet and dermatologic conditions, and health effects of coffee, chocolate, and ethanol. Each chapter concludes with concise guidelines for counseling and treatment, based on consensus and the weight of evidence. Appendices include clinically relevant formulas, nutrient data tables, patient-specific meal planners, and print and Web-based resources for clinicians and patients.

Curriculum Vitae

Disclosure or Conflict of Interest

I have a financial interest in a nutrition profiling system, called NuVal: www.nuval.com

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