Born
in 1947; married Sari. Education: Graduate of New York University
School of Medicine; specialized medical training at Montefiore Medical
Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and New York University.
Addresses: Office—c/o Author Mail, Rodale, 33 East Minor St., Emmaus, PA 18098-0099. Career
Doctor
in private practice, South Florida Cardiology Associates, Miami, FL;
University of Miami School of Medicine, associate professor of medicine
and director of the Mt. Sinai Non-Invasive Cardiac Lab; expert
consultant for the Clinical Trials Committee of the National Institutes
of Health; co-director of the annual Symposium on Prevention of
Cardiovascular Disease. First book, The South Beach Diet: The
Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight
Loss, published by Random House, 2003.
Arthur Agatston, M.D., is a cardiologist who has served on committees
of the American Society of Echocardiology, the American College
of Cardiology, and the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging, where
he is a member of the founding board of directors. He lives in Miami
Beach with his wife, Sari, and their two children.
