Lydia Bazzano
Award Winning Physician Scientist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Lydia Bazzano serves not only as the Lynda B. and H. Leighton Steward Professor in Nutrition Research at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, but also a tenured Associate Professor of epidemiology at the same institution. A physician, professor, and nutrition epidemiologist, she has been featured in articles related to dietary research and other topics in various media, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Time magazine. An inductee of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society at the Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Lydia Bazzano has received several additional honors, including the Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation from the American Medical Women’s Association.
Dr. Lydia Bazzano received her BS, summa cum laude, in environmental biology and ecology, PhD in epidemiology, MD, and MPH in epidemiology from Tulane University. A Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, she is also a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Nutrition.