Dr. La Puma is a popular speaker, and has given over 400 lectures to professional groups and 300 lectures to educationally-interested audiences as a keynote speaker. He has also been a consultant and spokesperson for companies such as CIGNA, Caremark and Kraft. He has appeared on NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, PBS and CNN outlets. The
New England Journal of Medicine, the
Encyclopedia Britannica, the
Wall Street Journal and the
New York Times have published his work.
USA Today,
Prevention,
Reader's Digest,
Parade and
Newsweek have featured his work as well. RealAge has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Today and hundreds of others.
Formerly a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, Professor of Nutrition at Kendall College's School of Culinary Arts, and cook at James Beard-award winning Chef Rick Bayless' Topolobampo in Chicago, Dr. La Puma also graduated from the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (now a Cordon Bleu school) in Professional Cooking, and taught the first Nutrition and Cooking Course for Medical Students in the U.S., at SUNY.
He performed his residency in internal medicine at West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center and UCLA, and completed the first postgraduate fellowship in general internal medicine and clinical medical ethics in the U.S., at the University of Chicago. Dr. La Puma is the author or co-author of over 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 150 other contributions to the medical literature and 3 medical books, including a CME book. Founding Editor of
Alternative Medicine Alert , the leading evidence-based newsletter for clinicians on dietary supplements and integrative approaches, Dr. La Puma is also a recognized expert in CME, informed consent and wellness practices, and has testified as an expert in legal cases.
Repeatedly named "One of America's Top Physicians" by the Consumers' Research Council, and called a "Secret Weapon" by
The Wall Street Journal , Dr. La Puma was honored with the National Association of Medical Communicators 2007 "Award of Excellence". He is based in Santa Barbara, California.
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