Speaker

Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D. is the Founder and President of The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health (CGNH), a nonprofit educational organization based in Washington, D.C., established in 1990.

Dr. Simopoulos was born in Greece and graduated first in her class from the Kalamata Gymnasium for Girls. She earned her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Barnard College, Columbia University, and her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine.

She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of numerous scientific societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Pediatric Research, the American Pediatric Society, the Endocrine Society, the American Institute of Nutrition, the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, the American College of Nutrition, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL), the International Society of Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics (ISNN), and the American Society of Human Genetics.

As a physician and endocrinologist, Dr. Simopoulos conducted research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) focusing on the nutritional aspects of genetic and endocrine disorders, the evolutionary aspects of diet and fatty acids, and the importance of maintaining a balanced omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio for health, disease prevention, and development.

From 1978 to 1986, she chaired the Nutrition Coordinating Committee at the NIH. She is recognized globally as an authority on essential fatty acids and has served as Nutritional Adviser to the Office of Consumer Affairs at the White House. Between 1978 and 1983, she was a member of several White House delegations to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Dr. Simopoulos is the author of The Omega Diet, The Healing Diet, and her latest work, The Healthiest Diet for You: Scientific Aspects. She has also contributed a chapter to the UNESCO Encyclopedia titled “Omega-3, Omega-6, Omega-9 Fatty Acids: Sources, Metabolism and Supplements.”

She currently serves as Consulting Editor for the journal Lifestyle Genomics. Over the course of her career, Dr. Simopoulos has edited more than 60 books and journal supplements, published over 375 scientific papers, and received numerous awards. She has been a Visiting Professor and Keynote Speaker at leading institutions and international conferences worldwide.