Frank A. Cusimano
PhD, MA, MS, MPhil
Dr. Frank Cusimano, PhD, a doctorate in Nutrition and Metabolic Biology, is passionate about all things science, art, medicine, nutrition, and fitness.
In College, he received both a BS and BA from Southern Methodist University in Chemistry and Biology, respectively, and then went on to complete a MS from Johns Hopkins University in Biotechnology concentrating in Bioinformatics.
He then went on to complete a MA, MPhil and PhD from Columbia University in Nutrition and Metabolic Biology from the CUIMC Institute of Human Nutrition.
Dr. Cusimano is now continuing his education as a 3rd year osteopathic medical student in Arizona. After, he will be uniquely qualified as the only healthcare professional with his training and education. Columbia University Irving Medical Center is the only medical school to house a doctoral degree in human nutrition and Dr. Cusimano is the only medical student to have gone through their training.
Nutrition is one of the most contentious fields, where researchers, scientists, healthcare professionals, dietitians, nutritionists, personal trainers, each have their own opinion. Food plays a fundamental role in our health, unfortunately societal relationships built around family dining and cultural cuisines makes dieting difficult and often times, unsustainable. Dr. Cusimano, using only research and science, is passionate about articulating the health benefits of certain foods, the consequences of consuming others, and how by using neurobiology and psychology we can recreate our relationship around healthy lifestyle habits.
As a sponsored athlete, he is uniquely blending his understanding of biochemistry and human nutrition to optimize human performance and chronic disease prevention.
Dr. Cusimano is a bacteria and microbiome expert having worked on international art exhibits both at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC and La Biennale in Venice Italy under a new type of contemporary art, “BioArt”.
He is the founder of Surviving Medicine, a platform for healthcare professionals and is the host of the Surviving Medicine Podcast and a regular contributor for Medscape, The Differential, and Doximity.