David Katz Healthcare Expert

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM, is the Founding Director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, and former President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He has published roughly 200 scientific articles and textbook chapters, and 15 books to date, including multiple editions of leading textbooks in both preventive medicine, and nutrition. He has made important contributions in the areas of lifestyle interventions for health promotion; nutrient profiling; behavior modification; holistic care; and evidence-based medicine. David earned his BA degree from Dartmouth College (1984); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). He completed sequential residency training in Internal Medicine, and Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is a two-time diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He has received two Honorary Doctorates.

 
Coronavirus, Casualties, and Context: Do We Dare Discuss Other Numbers?

Coronavirus, Casualties, and Context: Do We Dare Discuss Other Numbers?

Ordinarily, I work to draw attention away from the crude, bland, anonymizing statistics of public health to the faces they veil, the human stories they obscure.

Read More...
Coronavirus Mortality Data from Italy: Hard-Earned Messages of Opportunity & Hope

Coronavirus Mortality Data from Italy: Hard-Earned Messages of Opportunity & Hope

Of the slightly more than 30,000 total, global deaths from coronavirus to date, a third of them all have been in Italy.

Read More...
Coronavirus - of Risk and Ruin, Ideas and Hope

Coronavirus - of Risk and Ruin, Ideas and Hope

I am just back from being tested for COVID19- very efficiently and professionally, I might add- at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT.

Read More...

Coronavirus Mortality Reality Check

The best available global data continue to paint a largely reassuring picture of coronavirus mortality for most of us and our loved ones. I will return to that, COVID-19, and such comfort as I can render amidst this upheaval, momentarily.

Read More...

Coronavirus Risk for Severe Infection, Death, Highly Concentrated

COVID-19 is not an even-handed scourge.

Read More...
Save
Cookies user prefences
We use cookies to ensure you to get the best experience on our website. If you decline the use of cookies, this website may not function as expected.
Accept all
Decline all
Read more
Analytics
Tools used to analyze the data to measure the effectiveness of a website and to understand how it works.
Google Analytics
Accept
Decline