Shad Marvasti MD

Farshad Fani Marvasti, MD, MPH (Dr. Shad) is a physician and medical educator who is actively working to create innovative solutions for the chronic diseases of our time. He has undertaken research, published articles and medical textbook chapters on disease prevention, nutrition, health promotion, wellness and complementary and alternative medicine since 1997. Acting to transform medical education, Dr. Shad is redesigning the 4-year medical school curriculum to include lifestyle medicine, nutrition and evidence based complementary therapies to prevent disease and maintain health throughout the lifespan. Working to expand our knowledge in these areas, Dr. Shad is engaged in research on healthy lifestyles including targeted food and exercise therapies to treat and prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease.