Nicholas G. Norwitz, PhD, MHP. Dr. Norwitz is pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School. He received his bachelor’s degree in cellular biology from Dartmouth College in 2018, from where he graduated Valedictorian. He received the Goldwater Scholarship in 2016 as well as the Keasbey Memorial Scholarship in 2018, a merit scholarship that provided funding for his DPhil (PhD) at Oxford University in the UK. He completed his PhD in 2020 on the topic of ketogenics and neurodegenerative disease. He is also a certified metabolic health practitioner (MHP) with the Society of Metabolic Health practitioners. He is published on the topics of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, ketogenic diets, diabetes, lipidology, inflammatory bowel diseases, osteology, exercise sciences, nutrition sciences, and metabolic health. His primary clinical and research interest is in using lifestyle interventions to prevent or improve chronic metabolic diseases.
Valedictorian
Dartmouth College
Valedictorian and Commencement Speaker, Major: Cell Biology and Biochemistry. 4.0 GPA and 15 academic citations, prizes awarded when a professor feels that the “grade alone inadequately represents the quality of a student’s work.” 15 citations is a historic university record.
Barry M. Goldwater National Scholarship
United States Congress
Most prestigious merit-based scholarship for college undergraduates to support their research in natural sciences, engineering, and/or mathematics.
Keasbey Scholarship
Keasbey Memorial Foundation
A merit-based scholarship provided to two students in the United States each year to provide full funding for graduate studies in the United Kingdom. These funds were used to cover the cost of Dr. Norwitz's PhD (DPhil) at Oxford.

Outstanding Reviewer Award
MDPI
Awarded by Nutrients in 2021
Post Doctoral Researcher
Harvard Medical School
01 Apr 2021 - present
Research Director
Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners
01 Dec 2020 - present
Graduate Student or Post Graduate
University of Oxford
01 Oct 2018 - 01 Nov 2020
Undergraduate Student
Dartmouth College
01 Sep 2014 - 01 May 2018