Dr. Mozaffarian News and Analysis

Dariush Mozaffarian, born August 19, 1969, is a board-certified cardiologist, public health scientist, and leading expert in nutrition and cardiometabolic diseases.[1][2] He holds the Jean Mayer Professor of Nutrition and Medicine at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, where he serves as Distinguished Professor, Dean Emeritus, Director of the Food is Medicine Institute, and Professor of Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine; he is also an attending physician in cardiology at Tufts Medical Center.[1][2][6][7] Mozaffarian earned a BS in biological sciences from Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa), an MD from Columbia University (Alpha Omega Alpha), completed residency in internal medicine at Stanford, fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Washington (where he also obtained an MPH), and a Doctorate in Public Health from Harvard.[1][3][5] His academic career included faculty positions at Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, where he founded the Cardiovascular Epidemiology program and practiced clinically at Brigham and Women's Hospital, before joining Tufts as Dean of the Friedman School in 2014; he briefly stepped away in 2022-23 before returning.[1][3][5] A prolific researcher, Mozaffarian has authored over 500 scientific publications on dietary impacts on obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and evidence-based policies for healthier food systems.[1][2][4] He leads major initiatives like the Global Dietary Database and Food-PRICE, focusing on nutritious, equitable, and sustainable nutrition globally.[1] Recognized as one of the world's most influential scientific minds by Thomson Reuters in 2016, he has advised the US and Canadian governments, American Heart Association, World Health Organization, United Nations, and President Biden's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.[2][3][4] In May 2025, he received Columbia's VP&S Gold Medal for outstanding achievements in medical research.[2] His work remains highly relevant, advancing "Food is Medicine" approaches and policy innovations amid ongoing diet-related health crises.[2][6]