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\n<\/span><\/b>
\nBIOGRAPHY<\/span><\/strong>
\nCaldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD<\/span><\/strong>
\nCurriculum Vitae<\/a> | Publications<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00b7 Yale University, 1956 AB
\n\u00b7 Gold Medal, 1956 Olympic Games – 8-oared rowing event
\n\u00b7 Western Reserve University, 1961, MD
\n\u00b7 Surgical Training – The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
\n\u00b7 St. George’s Hospital, London, England<\/span><\/p>\n

Cleveland Clinic:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 President of Medical Staff, 1977-1978
\n\u00b7 Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1982
\n\u00b7 Past Chairman, Breast Cancer Task Force
\n\u00b7 Former Head, Section of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
\n\u00b7 Preventive Medicine Consultant 2009-Present
\n\u00b7 Director Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Reversal Program
\nCleveland Clinic Wellness Institute 2009-Present <\/span><\/p>\n

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Other:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 President, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
\n1991
\n\u00b7 “Best Doctors in America”, 1994-1995
\n\u00b7 Scientific Publications – Beyond 150 in Peer Review Journals
\n\u00b7 Director and Program Chairman, “1” National Conference
\non the Elimination & Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease”,
\nTucson, AZ, 1991
\n\u00b7 Arresting and Reversing Coronary Artery Disease – A 5-Year
\nStudy. The Journal of Family Practice, <\/i>Vol. 41,No. 6(Dec)1995.
\n\u00b7 Director and Program Chairman, “Summit on Cholesterol
\n& Coronary Disease”, Orlando, FL, 1997
\n\u00b7 Editor, “Proceedings on Summit on Cholesterol &
\nCoronary Disease Supplement The American Journal of cardiology,
\n<\/i>Vol. 82(1OB),
\nNovember 26, 1998
\n\u00b7 Updating a 12-Year Experience with Arrest and Reversal
\nTherapy for Coronary Heart Disease, The American Journal of Cardiology,
\n<\/i>Vol. 84, August 1, 1999.
\n\u00b7 The 2015 Plantrician Project Luminary Award
\n\u00b7 American College of Lifestyle Medicine 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award
\n\u00b7 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award<\/span><\/p>\n

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Twenty-three years ago, while chairman of the Cleveland Clinic’s Breast Cancer Task Force, general surgeon Caldwell B. Esseistyn, Jr., M.D., grew disappointed in the way he and his colleagues were treating cancer and heart disease. Relying on pills and procedures despite their side effects and risks, Dr. Esselstyn says he and his peers were doing “nothing to prevent disease in the next unsuspecting victim.” This was particularly frustrating given that research studies had already suggested an obvious culprit. The fatty American diet was, in all likelihood, responsible for heart disease and many Western cancers, which are infrequently seen in parts of the world where much less fat is consumed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Targeting heart disease, Dr. Esselstyn’s experiment started at home. He and his wife adopted a plant-based diet, cutting out oil, meat, fish, fowl and dairy. “It means a lot to patients to know their doctor is making the same changes they are,” he says. Since studies show a craving for fat diminishes the less fat one eats, and since patients have hundreds of recipes from which to choose, the physician and his heart
\npatients have grown comfortable with their routine over time. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cleveland nutrition consultant Kris Napier attributes some of
\nthe success of Dr. Esselystyn’ s research study to the time and
\npersonal attention the surgeon devotes to the patients. He met with
\neach patient every other week for the first five years of the study,
\nevery month thereafter. The surgeon, his wife, the patients and
\ntheir families still gather several times a year for picnics at
\nwhich they share favorite low-fat, plant-based dishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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