Dariush Mozaffarian
Special Advisor to the Provost, Dean for Policy
- Jean Mayer Professor of Nutrition
- Professor of Medicine, Tufts School of Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center
- Editor-in-Chief, Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter
Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, Special Advisor to the Provost, Dean for Policy, and Jean Mayer Professor at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. He is also Professor of Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine. Dr. Mozaffarian has stepped away from his role as Dean of the Friedman School for the 2022-23 academic year, returning on July 1, 2023, to focus on the translation and dissemination of scientific evidence into public awareness, policy, and innovation, including work to help inform the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. His work aims to create a food system that is nutritious, equitable, and sustainable. Dr. Mozaffarian has authored more than 450 scientific publications on dietary priorities for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, and on evidence-based policy approaches and innovations to reduce these burdens in the US and globally. He has served in numerous advisory roles, and his work has been featured in a wide array of media outlets. Thomson Reuters has named him as one of the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds.
Dr. Mozaffarian received a BS in biological sciences at Stanford (Phi Beta Kappa), MD at Columbia (Alpha Omega Alpha), residency training in internal medicine at Stanford, fellowship training in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Washington; an MPH from the University of Washington; and a Doctorate in Public Health from Harvard. Before being appointed as Dean at Tufts in 2014, Dr. Mozaffarian was at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health for a decade and clinically active in cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is married, has three children, and actively trains as a Third Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.
As one of the top nutrition institutions in the world, the Friedman School’s mission is to produce trusted science, future leaders, and real-world impact. The Friedman School pursues research, education, and public impact across five Divisions, the Feinstein International Center, the Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute, and multiple academic programs. Areas of focus range from cell to society, including: molecular nutrition, human metabolism and clinical trials, nutrition data science, behavior change, business innovation and entrepreneurship, community and organizational interventions, communication and media, agriculture, food systems, and sustainability, hunger and food security, humanitarian crisis, and food policy and economics. Friedman School graduates are leaders in academia, US and international government, policy, advocacy, industry, public health, community service, and entrepreneurship. The School’s unique breadth, engagement with the world, and entrepreneurial spirit make it a leading institution for nutrition education, research, and public impact.
Education
- DrPh, Epidemiology, Harvard University
- M.P.H., University of Washington
- M.D., Columbia University (Alpha Omega Alpha)
- B.S., Biological Sciences, Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa)
Research Activities
- Fatty Acids and Major Cardiovascular Outcomes
- Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium (FORCE)
- Federal Nutrition Research Advisory Group
- Food is Medicine
- Food-PRICE
- Global Dietary Database (GDD)
- TMAO and Initiation, Extent, and Clinical Onset of Atherosclerotic CVD
