Dr. David Katz

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  • Founding Director, Yale Prevention Research Center
  • Founder and President, True Health Initiative
  • Founder & Chief Medical Officer, DietID, Inc.
  • Immediate Past-President, American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Weight management expert Dr. David L. Katz, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.L.M., is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine, with expertise in nutrition. For two decades, he was the founding director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center. He is also a past president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative, and Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Diet ID, Inc. Dr. Katz has been honored with numerous awards for teaching, writing, and contributions to public health, including a James Beard Foundation Award nominee in health journalism, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Doctors’ World Gala and three honorary doctorates.

Recognized globally as a topical expert, Dr. Katz is frequently invited to speak on longevity and wellness. He holds multiple US patents; has over 250 peer-reviewed publications; and has authored/co-authored 19 books to date including multiple editions of leading textbooks in nutrition, preventive medicine, and epidemiology. Dr. Katz has been invited to speak to prestigious hosts including the MIT Colloquium, Yale School of Management, Merrill Lynch, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, and more.

 


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Past Hosts Include:
  • Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
  • Community Health Centers of Connecticut
  • American Diabetes Association
  • Vermont Education Health Initiative
  • The School Board of Sarasota County, Florida
  • The Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children
  • Council for Responsible Nutrition
  • Jack Jackter Elementary School
  • Acorn Foundation
  • The New England Coalition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Rave Reviews About Dr. David Katz
I just wanted to let you know what a joy it was to have Dr. Katz as our keynote speaker for the Monterey Bay Regional Heart Symposium this year. We have received nothing but accolades from grateful participants in this years program. He covered the topics so well and rendered inspiration to the physicians, nurses, dietitians and school officials who attended. We are so grateful to him and your agency in working with us in bringing him back to the Monterey Peninsula.

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Talks & Conversations with Dr. David Katz
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Lifestyle is Medicine: How Boost Your Health & Longevity

DAVID KATZ provides practical tips to live a healthy lifestyle for longevity. Addressing precise nutrition, food as medicine, nutrient deficiencies, benefits of supplementation, and other related topics, Dr. Katz lays out the latest in nutrition and longevity science. ...

DAVID KATZ provides practical tips to live a healthy lifestyle for longevity. Addressing precise nutrition, food as medicine, nutrient deficiencies, benefits of supplementation, and other related topics, Dr. Katz lays out the latest in nutrition and longevity science.

Lifestyle Medicine in Primary & Specialty Care

DR. DAVID KATZ describes the blend of public politics and personal empowerment needed to take us toward a healthier future. Dr. Katz considers how clinicians can be involved with changing their patients' habits, educating their patients, and understanding the nutrition crisis. ...

DR. DAVID KATZ describes the blend of public politics and personal empowerment needed to take us toward a healthier future. Dr. Katz considers how clinicians can be involved with changing their patients' habits, educating their patients, and understanding the nutrition crisis.

Integrative Medicine: A Bridge Over Healthcare’s Troubled Waters

For nine years, DR. DAVID KATZ has campaigned tirelessly for the practice of integrative medicine, the blending of conventional medical practices with complementary/alternative medicine (CAM). Dr. Katz discusses the importance of combining evidence-based therapies, such as medication, with complemen ...

For nine years, DR. DAVID KATZ has campaigned tirelessly for the practice of integrative medicine, the blending of conventional medical practices with complementary/alternative medicine (CAM). Dr. Katz discusses the importance of combining evidence-based therapies, such as medication, with complementary practices. Join Dr. Katz for an engaging discussion investigating when reliance on evidence-based medicine overlooks the power of alternatives.

Methods to Approach Personalized Nutrition

An expert health consultant, DR. DAVID KATZ weighs in on effective strategies for pursuing better nutritional health. Providing realistic solutions for everyday health quandaries, Dr. Katz debunks myths about dietary confusion, explains the science of healthful eating, and leaves audiences motivated ...

An expert health consultant, DR. DAVID KATZ weighs in on effective strategies for pursuing better nutritional health. Providing realistic solutions for everyday health quandaries, Dr. Katz debunks myths about dietary confusion, explains the science of healthful eating, and leaves audiences motivated and inspired to make simple lifestyle changes and improve their collective health.

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Dr. David Katz is a pioneer in longevity and wellness

Diet, nutrition, and wellness expert DR. DAVID KATZ is a pioneer in longevity, wellness, and anti-ageing. In his news appearances and live events, he provides an informed perspective on how the United States' current healthcare system, lifestyle, and diet contribute to longevity on his Longevity by Design podcast. Often sharing insightful remarks on culture as a factor in lifestyle health, Dr. Katz argues for the adoption of preventative care through lifestyle and diet. Helping audiences of all kinds optimize their health with proven science and technology, Dr. Katz accessibly unpacks the deep benefits of healthy living.

Watch Dr. David Katz’s keynote at SUNY Downstate Medical Center >>

Watch Dr. David Katz in conversation at The Truth About Health Conference >>

Dr. David Katz’s accessibility receives rave reviews

An extremely effective science communicator on topics regarding longevity, preventative care, and holistic healthcare, DR. DAVID KATZ connects with audiences of all backgrounds. Audiences leave refreshed and inspired, ready to take their health into their own hands. His presentations connect with everyone from students to medical professionals:

  • American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine: “Wow. It was a wonderful event… Dr. Katz was outstanding and received a three-minute standing ovation at the end of his presentation.”
  • American Association of Diabetes Educators: "Thanks so much for the great presentation! We received so many wonderful compliments…It was a pleasure to have you as a keynote!"
  • Palm Beach County School District: "The event was wonderful and as always. Dr. Katz was magnificent with his message. It was a true success!"

Watch Dr. David Katz’s keynote at U.C. Berkley >>

Watch Dr. David Katz speak at Jacksonville University >>

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Biography

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine, with particular expertise in nutrition.

He earned his BA at Dartmouth College (1984); his MD at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). He completed sequential residency training and board certification in Internal Medicine (1991) and Preventive Medicine/Public Health (1993). 

Katz is the founder and former director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (1998-2019) where he secured and managed roughly $40M in research funding; Past President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; Founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative; and Founder and CEO of Diet ID, Inc, acquired in 2023 by Tangelo, an award-winning food-as-medicine company, where he now serves as Chief Medical Officer.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine; the American College of Physicians; the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; and Morse College, Yale University. 

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. He is a 2023 recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Doctors’ World Gala.

Katz has an extensive media portfolio, having served as a nutrition columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine; an on-air contributor for ABC News/Good Morning America; and with appearances on most major news programs and contributions to most major magazines and leading newspapers, including OpEds in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He is one of the original 150 “Influencers” selected by LinkedIN, and has a social media following of nearly one million.

He holds multiple US patents; has roughly 250 peer-reviewed publications; has published many hundreds of on-line and newspaper columns; and has authored/co-authored 19 books to date including multiple editions of leading textbooks in nutrition, preventive medicine, and epidemiology. His most recent book for a general audience, How to Eat, co-authored with Mark Bittman, was a 2021 IACP Awards finalist.

His career-long focus has been the translation of science into action for the addition of years to life, and life to years, and on the confluence of human and planetary health.

On the COVID pandemic, he has advocated consistently for a policy of total harm minimization (https://www.truehealthinitiative.org/covid/) by means of risk-stratified interdiction efforts- and for addressing the “prior pandemic” of cardiometabolic disease that contributes so much to acute risk. These views were extensively covered in the New York Times.

Katz has presented at conferences in all 50 U.S. states and in multiple countries on six continents.  Represented by the Harry Walker Agency, he has been recognized by peers as the “poet laureate of health promotion.”

He and his wife, Catherine, live in Connecticut.  They have five grown children.