Description: (Physician)
Dean Ornish is an American physician and researcher known for his work in preventive medicine. He is the president and founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Ornish is the author of several books, including Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease, Eat More, Weigh Less, and The Spectrum. He is recognized for his advocacy of using diet and lifestyle modifications to treat and prevent heart disease.