Dr. Preuss received his BA and MD from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY & New York City, NY), trained for 3 years in Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center under Dr. David E. Rogers, studied for 2 years as a fellow in renal physiology at Cornell University Medical Center under Dr. Robert F. Pitts, and 2 more years in clinical and research training in Nephrology at Georgetown University Medical Center under Dr. George E. Schreiner. During his training years, he was a special research fellow of the NIH, and an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association. Following 5 years as an Assistant and Associate (tenured) Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, he returned to Georgetown Medical Center and is now a Professor of Physiology, Medicine, and Pathology (tenured). He subsequently performed a 6 months sabbatical in molecular biology at the NIH in the laboratories of Dr. Maurice Burg.
His bibliography includes over 300 medical papers and more than 200 abstracts. Dr. Preuss has edited or co-edited 6 books and 3 symposia published in well-established journals. He is the co-author of 2 books written for the lay public, "The Prostate Cure" and “Maitake Magic. In 1976, Dr. Preuss was elected to membership in the American Society of Clinical Investigations. He is currently an advisory editor for 7 journals. His previous government appointments included 4 years on the Advisory Council for the National Institute on Aging, 2 years on the Advisory Council of the director of the NIH, and 2 years on the Advisory Council for the Office of Alternative Medicine of the NIH. He has been a member of many other peer research review committees for the NIH and American Heart Association and is now a member of the National Cholesterol Education Program of the NHLBI.
Dr Preuss was elected the ninth Master of the American College of Nutrition (ACN). He is a former chairman of two ACN councils -- the Cardiovascular, and Aging Council and the Council on Dietary Supplements, Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. After a brief stint on the Board of Directors of the ACN, Dr. Preuss spent 3 years as Secretary-Treasurer and 3 consecutive years as Vice President, President-Elect, and President. He is currently chairman of the Nutritional Policy Institute of the ACN. Dr. Preuss was a member of the board of directors for the American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF) and their treasurer. Dr. Preuss wrote the nutrition section for the Encyclopedia Americana and recently was elected president of the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists (CBNS) that gives the CNS certification. He is at present Co-Chairman of the Institutional Review Board at Georgetown University (IRB), which reviews all clinical protocols at Georgetown University Medical Center. His research centers on the use of dietary supplements and nutraceuticals to favorably influence or even prevent a variety of medical perturbations, especially those related to obesity, insulin resistance and cardiovascular perturbations. Lately, he has also researched the ability of many oils and fats to overcome various infections including those resistant to antibiotics.
