Honoured to Introduce
Dr. David L. Katz
Founder and CEO Diet ID
Founder and President , True Health Initiative
Global Health & Wellness Community
New York Chapter
David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is a specialist in Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, with particular expertise in nutrition.
The recipient of numerous awards for teaching, writing, and contributions to public health, Katz was a 2019 James Beard Foundation Award nominee in health journalism, has been a widely supported nominee for the position of U.S. Surgeon General, and has received three honorary doctorates. His most recent book, “How to Eat”, co-authored with Mark Bittman, is a 2021 IACP Awards finalist.
Expertise
Specialist in Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine
Expertise in Nutrition
Physician
Health Journalist
Public Health
Epidemiology
Writing
Wellness Coaching
Lifestyle
Advisor
Experience
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Senior Wellness Advisor
Anytime Fitness
2020-Present . -
Senior Wellness Advisor
Indigo Ag
2019-2020 . -
Member, Advisory Board, Amp Your Good Conference Chair
Art & Science of Health Promotion
2017-2018 . -
Senior Medical Advisor
Verywell.com
2016-2018 . -
Founder
True Health Initiative
2015-Present . -
Senior Nutrition Advisor
KIND Healthy Snack
2015-2016 . -
Founding Editor
Childhood Obesity
2015-Present . -
Member, Advisory Board
Shape Magazine
2014-Present . -
Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
NBTY/Nature’s Bounty
2014-2018 . -
Chair, Steering Committee
Integrative Medicine in Preventive Medicine Education
2013-2016 .
Academic details
University:
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Degree:
FACLM
Specialization:
Fellow
Year:
2015
University:
American College of Physicians
Degree:
FACP
Specialization:
Fellow
Year:
2003
University:
American College of Preventive Medicine
Degree:
FACPM
Specialization:
Fellow
Year:
2001
University:
American Heart Association
Degree:
Cardiovascular Disease Management Risk Factor Counseling workshop
Year:
1995
University:
Yale University School of Medicine
Degree:
M.P.H.
Year:
1993
University:
Yale University School of Medicine
Degree:
Residency in Preventive Medicine
Year:
1993
University:
Norwalk Hospital
Degree:
Residency in Internal Medicine
Year:
1991
University:
Norwalk Hospital
Degree:
Internship in Internal Medicine
Year:
1989
University:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Degree:
M.D.
Year:
1988
University:
Dartmouth College
Degree:
B.A.
Year:
1984
University:
Knoll Pharmaceutical
Degree:
Comprehensive Obesity Management Faculty Development Conference
Year:
1997
Achievements
- Finalist, IACP Awards, Health Issues & Matters: How to Eat (with Mark Bittman)2021
- Rundle-Lister Lectureship in Transformative Nutritional Medical Education; University of Toronto2021
- National Mature Media Awards, Silver Award: Is This the Future of Medicine? AARP Magazine2019
- National Health Information Awards, Silver Award: Is This the Future of Medicine? AARP Magazine2019
- Nominee/Finalist, James Beard Foundation Award, Journalism, Health & Wellness2019
- Kosuna Distinguished Lecturer in Nutrition, UC Davis2019
- Best Nutritionists, Diet Spotlight2017-2018
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award2017
- Honorary Doctorate, Natural Medicine, Bastyr University2017
- 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness (#21)2015
Social Cause
Turn the Tide Foundation, Inc.
President & Founder, Turn the Tide Foundation, Inc. 2007-2018
True Health Initiative
President and Founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative. True Health Initiative is a united front of 500 world-renowned experts working to end preventable disease, and sustain the health of our planet, using only the evidence-based fundamentals of lifestyle as medicine.
The Teaching Kitchen Research Conference
This conference brings together researchers from multiple disciplines (e.g. medicine, public health, basic science, microbiome, genetics, epigenetics, metabolism, culinary arts, sustainability, food systems, agriculture and indoor agriculture, entrepreneurship, third party payers, and public policy experts) to share perspectives as to how we can optimize these teaching kitchens as learning laboratories.
Lenna Frances Cooper Memorial Lecture
American Dietetic Association, FNCE 2011, San Diego, California; 9/25/11
Food Marketing Institute 2011 Health & Wellness Conference
Opening Keynote: Food as Medicine (that will actually go down), Orlando, FL: 4/4/11
Art & Science of Health Promotion
Closing Keynote, “What Did We Learn? How Can We Embrace the Wisdom of Practice and the Rigor of Research?”, Colorado Springs, CO: 3/25/11
American Diabetes Association National Staff/Volunteer Leadership Conference,
Workshops, Chicago, IL: 11/12/05
American Medical Association
National Obesity Conference, Chicago, IL: 10/19/04
American Public Health Association
Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA: 12/10-14/05
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
Board Meeting, Washington, DC: 6/7/05
Lifestyle Medicine Conference
“Knowing What to Eat, Refusing to Swallow It”, Warrensville Heights, OH: 3/11/17
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, The Road to Health Reform,
“Lessons from State and Community Health Reform Efforts”, Washington, DC: 6/18/09