- Pediatric endocrinologist and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco
- Research examines links between sugar and childhood obesity and other diseases
- Leading public health authority on the impact of sugar fueling diseases
- President and co-founder of the nonprofit Institute for Responsible Nutrition
- Honorary member of the American Academy of Dental Research (AADR)
- Author of New York Times best-selling book: Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity and Disease; and The Hacking of the American Mind
- Authored over 105 peer reviewed papers
- BA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976.MD, Cornell University Medical College, 1980.Residency in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1983.Clinical fellowship in pediatric endocrinology, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 1984
- Postdoctoral fellowship in neuroendocrinology, Rockefeller University, 1986
- Master of Studies in Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law