Speaker Name
Dr. Donald D. Hensrud, M.D., M.S.
Job Title
Internist/Associate Professor of Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
Company
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Speaker Bio
Dr. Donald D. Hensrud is an Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition and a consultant in the Division of General Internal Medicine with a joint appointment in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, & Nutrition at Mayo Clinic, one of the world’s leading medical centers. He previously served as Chair of the Division of Preventive Medicine, Director of the Mayo Clinic Executive Health Program, and Director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program.
His career interests have combined nutrition, weight management, and prevention. He is the author of more than 60 academic articles and over 20 book chapters and books, including co-editor of the medical text Clinical Preventive Medicine, a premiere reference in the field of preventive medicine. Dr. Hensrud has contributed to lay health education as medical editor of The Mayo Clinic Guide to Healthy Living, The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook, which won a James Beard Foundation Award, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Mayo Clinic Diet. He wrote a monthly health column for Fortune magazine for over three years and has appeared on The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, The Martha Stewart Show, Dr. Oz, and news programs from all the major networks.
Dr. Hensrud received his B.S. from the University of North Dakota, M.D. from the University of Hawaii, M.P.H. from the University of Minnesota, and M.S. in nutrition sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed residency training in internal medicine and fellowship training in preventive medicine at Mayo Clinic and completed a clinical nutrition fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Hensrud is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Preventive Medicine, and the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, of which he is a past president.
His career interests have combined nutrition, weight management, and prevention. He is the author of more than 60 academic articles and over 20 book chapters and books, including co-editor of the medical text Clinical Preventive Medicine, a premiere reference in the field of preventive medicine. Dr. Hensrud has contributed to lay health education as medical editor of The Mayo Clinic Guide to Healthy Living, The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook, which won a James Beard Foundation Award, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Mayo Clinic Diet. He wrote a monthly health column for Fortune magazine for over three years and has appeared on The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, The Martha Stewart Show, Dr. Oz, and news programs from all the major networks.
Dr. Hensrud received his B.S. from the University of North Dakota, M.D. from the University of Hawaii, M.P.H. from the University of Minnesota, and M.S. in nutrition sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed residency training in internal medicine and fellowship training in preventive medicine at Mayo Clinic and completed a clinical nutrition fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Hensrud is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Preventive Medicine, and the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, of which he is a past president.
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