Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD


Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Frank B. Hu, MD, PhD, MPH is a leading researcher in diet, chronic disease prevention, and healthy aging. He is the Fredrick J. Stare professor of nutrition and epidemiology and chair of the department of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. His research has advanced understanding of how diet and lifestyle influence cardiometabolic health, precision nutrition, and the prevention of chronic diseases. Dr. Hu has published more than 1,500 scientific papers and is among the most cited researchers in medicine and public health worldwide. He has helped shape national and international dietary guidelines, including serving on the 2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. His honors include the American Diabetes Association’s Kelly West Award, the American Heart Association’s Ancel Keys Memorial Lectureship, and election to the National Academy of Medicine. (Cambridge, MA)