John La Puma

John La Puma is an Italian-American internist, professionally trained cook, and author.

La Puma was born in New York, received his undergraduate degree from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, earned an MD from Baylor College of Medicine and trained in internal medicine in Los Angeles. He completed the first U.S. postgraduate fellowship in medical ethics at the University of Chicago, and became a Clinical Associate Professor. He later graduated from the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, part of Le Cordon Bleu and became a Professor of Nutrition at Kendall College. He cooked with Chef Rick Bayless at Topolobampo before founding CHEF Clinic, a clinical program to prevent obesity. La Puma practices medicine in Santa Barbara, California, is co-founder of [http://www.chefmd.com ChefMD] , a health and media company, and founder of [http://www.chefclinic.com Chef Clinic^R] and [http://www.glutenfreequiz.com GlutenFreeQuiz] for celiac disease detection. He has authored over 250 original publications, book chapters, abstracts and books. His research interests include weight loss, dietary supplement use and medical ethics. His first book for the general public, written with Dr. Michael Roizen, "RealAge Diet: Make Yourself Younger with What You Eat" (April 2001) reached The New York Times Bestseller List. His cookbook is "Cooking the RealAge Way" (May 2003), co-authored with Dr. Roizen. Dr. La Puma contributed recipes to "YOU: The Owner’s Manual" (May 2005), co-authored by Drs. Roizen and Mehmet Oz. His most recent book is "ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine" (April 2008), which reached The New York Times Bestseller List in October 2008. La Puma describes culinary medicine (the art of cooking integrated with the science of medicine) for 40 common health conditions.

Public appearances

La Puma has appeared numerous times as a motivational and [http://drjohnlapuma.com/speakingengagements.php keynote speaker] . In June 2001, Dr. La Puma was the commencement speaker at the graduation ceremony of the College of Creative Studies at UCSB. He spoke about his path from medical school to cooking school back to medical practice, and expounded on his views on how to eat local.

Television shows

* "What’s Cookin’ With ChefMD"?" on Lifetime Television’s [http://healthcorner.walgreens.com/display/897.htm Health Corner] Series, 2006-
*Guest appearances on The Today Show, Good Morning America, 700 Club, 2008-

Honors

*National Association of Medical Communicators' Award of Excellence [http://www.namc.info] , 2007
*Listed in Top Physicians in the U.S., [http://consumersresearchcncl.org/ Top Physicians]
*Silver and Bronze Medals, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, 32nd Annual U.S. Amateur Winemaking Competition [http://www.cellarmastersla.org/comp_32nd_results.htm]
*First Place, National Instructional Journalism [http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing/direct-marketing-direct-mail/277474-1.html Newsletter Publishers Foundation] , 1999

Books and publications

*"ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to Losing Weight, Preventing Disease and Getting Really Healthy", by John La Puma, Rebecca Powell Marx, 2008, ISBN 0307394620
*"YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger", by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2005, ISBN 0060765313 (recipes)
*"Cooking the RealAge Way: Turn Back Your Biological Clock with More Than 80 Delicious and Easy Recipes" by Michael F. Roizen, John La Puma, 2003, ISBN 0060009357
*"The RealAge Diet: Make Yourself Younger with What You Eat" by Michael F. Roizen, John La Puma, 2001, ISBN 0060086122
*"Managed Care Ethics: Essays on the Impact of Managed Care on Traditional Medical Ethics" John La Puma, 1998, ISBN 1578260124
*"Ethics Consultation: A Practical Guide" by John La Puma, David Schiedermayer, 1994, ISBN 0867207973
*Numerous contributions to "The New England Journal of Medicine", "The Journal of the American Medical Association", and "The Annals of Internal Medicine"; also to "Men’s Journal", "Shape" and "Guideposts"

External links

* [http://drjohnlapuma.com/aboutjlp.php Dr. John La Puma Biography]
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060009359/Cooking_the_RealAge_Way/excerpt.aspx John La Puma Cookbook] (Official publisher web page)
* [http://chefmd.com/about.php Dr. John La Puma at ChefMD]