Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Health System, Bronx, New York as of july 15, 2019
Serving as a consultant for
Better Therapeutics
(from About Us on their website: 'We believe software is on the verge of disrupting medicine and becoming the accepted standard of care for treating diseases caused by behaviors.")
and Pinnacle Foods
(from the landing page on their website: “Conagra Brands completed the acquisition of Pinnacle Foods.”)
and receiving a research grant from the Purjes Foundation.
(from their website: "The Purjes Foundation is a private charitable trust organized under IRS rule 501©(3). It was established by Dan and Edna (“Ed”) Purjes and is solely funded and managed by them.
The Purjes Foundation’s mission is to fund greater public awareness to the benefits of a plant-based, whole foods lifestyle."
We focus on the importance of changing existing attitudes and behavior about food, and its direct impact on health. We aim to enlighten the public about the healing quality of plant-based nutrition, and its ability to prevent and reverse disease. We seek to support scientific research that affirms this position.