Neal Barnard, M.D., is a physician and long-time advocate for preventive medicine, higher standards in research, and improved access to medical care. In 1985 he founded the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. As president of PCRM, he has called for sweeping reform of federal nutrition policies. Dr. Barnard is the editor-in-chief of Good Medicine, PCRM's quarterly magazine, and has published editorials in The Washington Post, Medical World News, Physicians' Weekly, USA Today, The San Francisco Examiner, and scientific publications. He is the author of several books on health and nutrition.
