Robert Ostfeld

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Robert Ostfeld
Education Yale University School of Medicine (MD)
Harvard School of Public Health (MS)
OccupationCardiologist

Robert J. Ostfeld is an American cardiologist and advocate of plant-based nutrition.

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Career

Ostfield obtained his MD from Yale School of Medicine and a Masters of Science in Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. [1] He completed his medical internship at Massachusetts General Hospital. [2] Ostfeld is the director of the Cardiac Wellness Program at Montefiore and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. [3] He is also Associate Director of the Cardiology Fellowship at Einstein-Montefiore. [3] He specializes in cardiovascular disease prevention. [1]

Ostfield is the committee co-chair of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology's Nutrition Working Group. [4] He co-authored the ASPC's 2022 Clinical Practice Statement on Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. [5] Ostfield advocates a whole-food plant-based diet to prevent cardiovascular disease and has lectured for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. [6] [7] He is a council member of True Health Initiative. [2]

Personal life

Ostfield is a vegan in his personal life and has maintained a plant-based diet since 2010. [6] [8]

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Ostfeld, M.D." U.S. News & World Report. 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Robert Ostfeld". True Health Initiative. 2022. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Robert J. Ostfeld, M.D." Albert Einstein College of Medicine. 2025. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nutrition Working Group". American Society for Preventive Cardiology. 2025. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Belardo D, Michos ED, Blankstein R, Blumenthal RS, Ferdinand KC, Hall K, Klatt K, Natajaran P, Ostfeld RJ, Reddy K, Rodriguez R, Sriram U, Tobias DK, Gulati M. (2022). "Practical, Evidence-Based Approaches to Nutritional Modifications to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An American Society For Preventive Cardiology Clinical Practice Statement". Am J Prev Cardiol. 10: 100323. doi:10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100323. PMID   35284849.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. 1 2 Sacks, Amy (2014). "Bronx Cardiologist Prescribes Vegan Diet to Improve Your Heart and Sex Life". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Physician Profile: Robert Ostfeld, M.D., MSc". Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Look Inside this Plant-Strong Hospital and Meet the Cardiologist Who's Leading the Charge (Video)". Forks Over Knives. 2019. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024.
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