Interview with Walter C . Willett Conducted by Benjamin C . Williams
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Walter C. Willett MD, DrPH, is Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and Chairman of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health as well as a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He studied food science as an undergraduate at Michigan State University, obtained a medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and a Doctorate in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Willett is considered one of the premiere epidemiologists in the world. In Science Watch’s most recent tally, Willett and colleagues account for three of the “Top Ten” papers in medicine and Willett himself is ranked as the third “Most-Cited” researcher in the field of clinical medicine. Over the past 25 years, his refinement of various methods, such as questionnaires and biochemical approaches, have significantly contributed to the field of nutritional epidemiology. Willett has published over 800 articles, primarily on lifestyle risk factors for heart disease and cancer, and wrote the textbook, Nutritional Epidemiology, 2nd edition, published by Oxford University Press. In addition to his stellar achievements in academe, his recent book for the lay public, Eat, Drink and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating, was a national bestseller.
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