Biography:

A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues.  He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the International Bird Flu Summit, the National Institutes of Health, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous "meat defamation" trial. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. Currently Dr. Greger serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States.

All speaking fees and proceeds Dr. Greger receives from the sale of his books, CDs, and DVDs are all donated to charity.

His books:

Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching

Carbophobia: The Scary Truth About America's Low-carb Craze

Date: Saturday May 29, 2010
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: HEC de Montréal, IBM amphitheater
3000, chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine
Université-de-Montréal metro
Cost: $5

To see what Dr Greger's conferences look like, click here.

For more information on Michael Greger, visit his website at www.drgreger.org.