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.

 
The Art and Solace of Uncertainty

The Art and Solace of Uncertainty

Many times over the years I’ve been asked to recommend a physician, or more generically- asked what to look for in a physician.

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The Current Calculus of COVID19: Of Darkness and Dawn

The Current Calculus of COVID19: Of Darkness and Dawn

Our current news is, of course, dominated by the pandemic, and much of it comes at us numerically. 

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SARS-CoV-2 and the Seventh Man

SARS-CoV-2 and the Seventh Man

I am just back from my first in-person speaking engagement since the pandemic began refashioning life as we knew it. 

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COVID Con Tempo: What Can America Do Now?

COVID Con Tempo: What Can America Do Now?

One need not be a specialist in Preventive Medicine to know that the best option for a train wreck is to avoid it in the first place, and keep the train on the tracks. 

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The Mandate

The Mandate

The one early clarity in our nation’s fraught election has been the excruciating degree of American division. 

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