Peter Attia (born 19 March 1973) is a Canadian-American physician of Egyptian descent[1] known for his medical practice that focuses on the science of longevity.[2][3] He is also the first person to make the round-trip swim from Maui and Lanai. [4]
Career [ edit ]
After medical school, Attia spent five years at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland as a general surgery resident.[5] He spent two years at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Maryland as a Surgical Oncology Fellow under Dr. Steve Rosenberg.[6] As his residency drew to a close, Attia joined the consulting firm McKinsey & Company in the Palo Alto office as a Member of the Corporate Risk Practice and Healthcare Practice.[7] Attia co-founded and served as President of Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI) with Gary Taubes in 2012.[8][9]
In 2014, Attia founded Attia Medical, PC, a medical practice focusing on the applied science of longevity and optimal performance.[10][11] He was one of the speakers at TEDMED 2013.[12][13]
Attia also hosts "The Peter Attia Drive" Podcast in which Attia does deep-dive interviews with prominent minds across various fields, primarily medicine, in an effort to spread awareness about longevity and improvements in health-span.
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References [ edit ]
- ^ Rogan, Joe (24 April 2018). Joe Rogan Experience #1108 - Peter Attia. PowerfulJRE. Event occurs at 1:58:45 . Retrieved 15 December 2018 .
- ^ Drake, Daniela. "Everything You Know About Fat Is Wrong". thedailybeast.com . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ Kaplan, Michael (5 June 2017). "Silicon Valley's plan to hack death". nypost.com . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ Rogan, Joe (24 April 2018). Joe Rogan Experience #1108 - Peter Attia. PowerfulJRE. Event occurs at 0:00:25 . Retrieved 15 December 2018 .
- ^ Rainey, James (18 October 2015). "30,000 strokes to go". latimes.com . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ "Peter Attia: In Search of Still Water". thereadinglists.com. 18 October 2015 . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ Husten, Larry. "A Manhattan Project To End The Obesity Epidemic". forbes.com . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ Szokan, Nancy (25 August 2014). "Is it what we eat? Or that we overeat? A look at the effort to figure out why we're fat". washingtonpost.com . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ "What Makes You So Smart, Peter Attia? Pacific Standard". psmag.com. 25 August 2014 . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ O'Connor, Anahad (12 July 2013). "Blaming the Patient, Then Asking Forgiveness". nytimes.com . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ Selina Wang, and Tom Giles (24 April 2018). "Silicon Valley Wants to Cash In on Fasting". bloomberg.com . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ "Attia P. TED: Is the Obesity Crisis Hiding a Bigger Problem?". ted.com. 24 April 2018 . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .
- ^ Munro, Dan (24 April 2018). "Are We Fighting The Wrong Battle In The Obesity War?". forbes.com . Retrieved 31 October 2018 .