Summary

David L. Katz MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP is a board certified specialist in both Internal Medicine, and Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is an Associate Professor (adjunct) at the Yale School of Public Health, and Director of Yale Universitys Prevention Research Center. Dr. Katz earned his BA from Dartmouth College, his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health. He has authored over 100 scientific articles; numerous chapters, abstracts, essays, poems, and commentaries; and 11 books to date, including two editions of a nutrition textbook for health care professionals.

He is the founder and director of the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT, a facility with a unique and nationally recognized model of evidence-based holistic care; and the founder and president of the non-profit Turn the Tide Foundation, devoted to reversing trends in obesity and related chronic disease.

Dr. Katz is a leading voice in health media, contributing a monthly nutrition column to O, the Oprah Magazine; a weekly health column to the New York Times Syndicate; a daily blog to Prevention Magazine; and medical consulting to ABC News.

He has received numerous awards for his contributions to public health, and has twice been recognized as one of Americas Top Physicians in Preventive Medicine by the Consumers Research Council of America. He has consulted on obesity control and the prevention of chronic disease to the US Secretary of Health; the Commissioner of the US FDA; the health ministries of Canada and Israel; the National Governors Association; and the World Health Organization. Dr. Katz is the principal inventor of the Overall Nutritional Quality Index (ONQI) algorithm.

He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Catherine, and their 5 children.
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Quick Facts

  • 38 years of experience
  • 6 insurance plans accepted
  • Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University
  • 3 specialties
  • 11 areas of expertise
  • 3 board certifications
  • 1 office location
  • Male

Office Location

Dr. David Lawrence Katz

465 TOM SWAMP RDHAMDEN, CT 06518

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Med School: Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University Med School: Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas Med School: Regis College Med School: Duke University School Of Medicine
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Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. David Lawrence Katz

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Connecticut
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP)
  • Humana
  • UnitedHealthcare

Medical Specialties

Dr. David Lawrence Katz has the following 3 specialties

Specialty Expertise

Dr. David Lawrence Katz has the following 11 areas of expertise

  • Check-up
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Heartburn
  • Immunization
  • Nutrition Disorders
  • Nutritional Support
  • Obesity
  • Physical
  • Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
  • Vaccination
  • Weight Loss

Certifications, License, & Education

38 Years Experience

MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Doctor, Connecticut, Active

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Medical School

Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva UniversityGraduated in 1988

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