David L. Katz is a nutritionist and the founding director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University, as well as an associate professor of public health practice at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Education
Katz received his Bachelor degree from Dartmouth College, his Doctor of Medicine from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and his Master in Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health. He is board certified in internal medicine, as well as preventive medicine.
Career
In 2005, Katz was appointed the associate director for nutrition science at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale. Katz has authored over 100 scientific papers and written numerous newspaper and magazine articles, including a recurring column in O since March 2002. In 2000, Katz began advocating for integrative medicine when he founded the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut.
Membership
He has been a member of the governing board of the American College of Preventive Medicine since 2002, and has also been president of the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine since 2004.