Dariush Mozaffarian
Distinguished Professor
- Director, Tufts Food is Medicine Institute
- Distinguished Professor, Dean Emeritus, Jean Mayer Professor
- Professor of Medicine, Tufts School of Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center
- Member, Clinical and Translational Science graduate program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, Jean Mayer Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Professor of Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine, and an attending physician at Tufts Medical Center. His work aims to create the science and translation for a food system that is nutritious, equitable, and sustainable. Dr. Mozaffarian has authored more than 500 scientific publications on dietary priorities for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, and on evidence-based policy approaches and innovations to reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity in the US and globally. Areas of focus include defining healthy diets, nutritional biomarkers, Food is Medicine interventions in healthcare, business innovation and entrepreneurship, and food policy. He is one of the top cited researchers in medicine globally, he has served in numerous advisory roles, and his work has been featured in an array of media outlets. Thomson Reuters has named him as one of the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds In 2023, Dr. Mozaffarian was nominated by President Biden to serve on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition (PCSFN), a federal advisory committee that aims to promote healthy eating and physical activity for all Americans.
Dr. Mozaffarian received his B.S. in biological sciences from Stanford University, M.D. from Columbia University, and Doctorate in Public Health from Harvard University; and additional clinical training in internal medicine at Stanford University and in cardiology at the University of Washington. He is married, has three children, and actively trains as a Fourth Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.
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
