Diabetes Essentials 2009

James H. O'Keefe, Jr., M.D., is Director of the Charles and Barbara Duboc Cardio Health and Wellness Center, Co-director of the Haverty CardioMetabolic Center of Excellence at the Saint Luke's of Kansas City, Mid America Heart Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, MO. His postgraduate training included a cardiology fellowship and internal medicine residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. O'Keefe has contributed more than 400 articles to the medical literature, and he has authored numerous books on cardiovascular medicine. He lectures nationally and internationally on diet, exercise, supplements, and drug therapy for cardiovascular health, well-being, and longevity. He has co-authored, with his wife Joan, the best-selling consumer health books Let Me Tell You a Story and The Forever Young Diet and Lifestyle. Dr. O'Keefe is actively involved in patient care, research, and education. He is regularly listed among the Top Doctors and has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Doctors in America. He has done multiple TEDx Talks that have been viewed millions of times. Dr. O'Keefe is also editor-in-chief of "From the Heart" newsletter, which goes out to 250,000 homes and offices twice yearly.

Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Lukes Hospital

Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas