Meet the Speakers

Aseem Malhotra, M.D.

Consultant Cardiologist, researcher, public health activist and international best-selling author

Dr. Aseem Malhotra is an NHS-trained Consultant Cardiologist and an internationally renowned expert in the prevention, diagnosis and management of heart disease. He is an honorary council member of the Metabolic Psychiatry Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine California.

He is a founding member of Action on Sugar and was the lead campaigner highlighting the harm caused by excess sugar consumption in the United Kingdom, particularly its role in type 2 diabetes and obesity. In 2015, he helped coordinate the Choosing Wisely campaign by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges as lead author in a BMJ paper to highlight the risks of overuse of medical treatments. In the same year, he became the youngest member to be appointed to the board of trustees of UK health think tank, The King’s Fund, which advises the government on health policy.