Dr Neal Barnard
Neal Barnard, MD, is a clinical researcher, author, and health advocate. He has been the principal investigator or coinvestigator on a number of clinical trials investigating the effects of diet on human health. Dr. Barnard was a coinvestigator on a study, conducted in conjunction with Georgetown University, of the effect of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, and was the principal investigator for a study on dietary interventions in diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted under the auspices of the George Washington University School of Medicine, in association with the University of Toronto.
Dr. Barnard is the author of dozens of publications in scientific and medical journals as well as numerous nutrition books for lay readers and is frequently called on by news programs to discuss issues related to nutrition, research issues, and other controversial areas in modern medicine. Dr. Neal Barnard is a frequent lecturer at scientific and lay conferences, including A Taste of Health’s annual Holistic Holiday at Sea.
Dr. Barnard grew up in Fargo, ND. He received his MD degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in 1985. As president of PCRM, Dr. Barnard has been instrumental in efforts to reform federal dietary guidelines.
Dr. Barnard is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, a Life Member of the American Medical Association, and a member of the American Diabetes Association.
See Dr Neal Barnard Live on Board the Holistic Holiday at Sea
Our Holistic Cruise is a unique opportunity to hear Dr Neal Barnard lecture on a number of topics including his research into type 2 diabetes and cancer. Other past lecture topics have included food addictions, food ethics, and governmental influences on the US diet.
Book Your Health Cruise Today
For the opportunity to hear Dr Neal Barnard lecture, consider joining us for our next Holistic Holiday at Sea cruise. Call 1-800-496-0989 to book a room, or 1-828-749-9537 for more details on the cruise program.
