My blogs

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Gender	Male
Industry	Science
Occupation	Medical Doctor
Location	San Francisco, CA, United States
Introduction	I am vegan doctor who cares about the well-being of all life, be it human, animal or the ecosystems upon which we depend. My fascination with diet and its far reaching effects began 21 years ago while learning to teach tennis at a summer camp in northern Ontario. Since then I've eaten a predominantly vegan diet. I studied physical therapy (McGill University), medicine (Yale University), research methods (UCSF, Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship) and internal medicine, primary care and population medicine (Brigham &Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School). I was born in South Africa, grew up in Toronto, Canada, and now live in San Francisco. I am formerly the medical director for Keas - a health IT start-up. Prior to that I was special assistant to the President & CEO at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for childhood obesity and a part time obesity consultant for Harvard Health Publications. Currently, I practice and design Lifestyle Medicine programs at One Medical Group in San Francisco. Naturally, none of my writings should be interpreted as the views of my employers.