Health Matters: Info on People and Sources: Peter Attia, MD of Medicine, grauating in 2001 with a Doctor of Medicine.
As part of my Health Matters website I am listing some of the major sources, references and people I have used to form how I think about topics. My aim is to give you some idea of who these people and organizations are, what their backgrounds are, what biases they may have and some examples of content. I will give you “my take” on what I think about that person or source. Some of my pages will be labeled “under construction” as I am still building the page but in reality all of my content should be considered to be “under construction” as I will be continuously updating pages.
This page is "under construction" but please check out what I have here already.
Who is Peter Attia MD?
First impression:
A physician who is concerned about long term health goals. He probably makes a decent amount of money from his electronic media but also has a book that may well be earning him some cash. I think he is OK - most of what he says seems reasonable.
Bias and other concerns
Not all of his content is free. He is selling his book and access to the subscription side of his electronic media. He does have financial ties to several companies. One example is a company in Maui (Hawaii) that harvests a problematic population of deer. The company sells products such as deer jerky.
Education and training:
Attia graduated from Queen's University at Kingston in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics. He then attended Stanford University School of Medicine, graduating in 2001 with a Doctor of Medicine.
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