I am a dermatologist raised on a Western diet, who converted to plant-based eating nearly 5 years ago after being forced to read The China Study for my wife’s birthday present. She knew that I would be convinced as an epidemiologist if I read the data, and she was right. I am an academic dermatologist at the University of Utah. I am currently on a two-year sabbatical working as a senior medical officer in dermatology at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand to experience a quality national healthcare system firsthand.

As a dermatologist, my research and clinical focus has been to understand what matters most to his patients and how his patients’ skin issues affect their quality of life. This links well with my goal to help patients transition to a plant-based lifestyle. I am also keenly aware of how complicated health insurance is, and often, how patients are required to pay for more of their care and treatments out-of-pocket. I spend time trying to identify the most cost-effective care for my patients and have made this knowledge available online at medicalsecrets.com.