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Medical Director
Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director
MGH Program in Nutritional Metabolism & Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
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Medical Director
Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director
MGH Program in Nutritional Metabolism & Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
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Served as an advisor or consultant for: Abbott Laboratories; Medtronic, Inc.
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