Neal D. Barnard

Neal D. Barnard (born 10 July 1953) is an American author, clinical researcher, and founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).

Barnard was born and grew up in Fargo, North Dakota.

He received his medical training at George Washington University School of Medicine, where he began to explore vegan diets.

He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a lifetime member of the American Medical Association.

Barnard founded Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in 1985 to promote preventive medicine.

Since 2003, Barnard has served as an adjunct professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine.

He appeared in the documentaries Forks Over Knives (2011), PlantPure Nation (2015), and What the Health (2017).

In 2011, Barnard was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame of the North American Vegetarian Society during its summer conference, where he has occasionally spoken.

Barnard plays cello, guitar, and keyboards, and has been a member of the bands Pop Maru, Verdun, and Carbonworks.

By 2016, the Washington D.C.-based PCRM had 150,000 members, including 12,000 physicians and reported revenues of more than $20 million.

In January 2016, Barnard founded the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, D.C., which provides primary care with a focus on nutrition guidance.

In his active practice, Dr. Barnard works with patients with diabetes, obesity, and other conditions in clinical research protocols.

He plays cello, guitar, and keyboards, and has been a member of the bands Pop Maru, Verdun, and Carbonworks.

Alec Baldwin once called Barnard ‘Eddie Van Halen with a medical degree.’