Dr. Thomas Campbell

Thomas M. Campbell II, MD is an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Rochester, where he is founder and co-director of the UR Medicine Nutrition in Medicine Research Center. His experience includes creating and running novel nutrition and lifestyle-focused programs in primary care and hospital settings at the University of Rochester and working with many hundreds of patients over time to prevent and treat illness using optimal diet and lifestyle. He is also co-author of The China Study and author of The China Study Solution and course co-author of the popular Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate previously offered by eCornell, Cornell University’s online learning arm, and the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. His university research program has conducted clinical trials testing the effect of nutrition on chronic disease, including cardiovascular health, insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, and advanced breast cancer, and also incorporates a prepared meal ordering website open to anyone in the community. Dr. Campbell is a graduate of Cornell University and went on to get his medical degree from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine. He became board-certified in family medicine after completing residency training at the University of Rochester, Highland Hospital and is also certified in obesity medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine. He has published multiple papers in the scientific literature and has presented widely on the topic of plant-based nutrition. He has completed multiple marathons.