Joseph Weiss, MD

Joseph B. Weiss, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, at the University of California, San Diego. Accepted to university at age fifteen, he attended the University of Michigan, University of Detroit, and Wayne State University. Reflecting his broad interests, he majored in Medieval English Literature, Astrophysics, and Invertebrate Zoology. Following his graduation from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, he completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California.

Under the auspices of the World Health Organization and others, he has pursued interests in Tropical & International Medicine and Public Health with extended stays in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Subsequently completing a clinical and research fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of California, San Diego, he has remained active on the clinical faculty of the School of Medicine.

Dr. Weiss is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association, and a Senior Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology. Double board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Dr. Weiss has over forty years of clinical, administrative, and research experience. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Scripps Clinic Medical Group, Clinical Board of Governors of the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, and Chancellor’s Associates of the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of more than two dozen books on health (www.smartaskbooks.com) and has had numerous papers published in prestigious national and international medical journals, as well as in the mainstream press. As a medical consultant he continues to lecture widely, as well as provide personal guidance and advocacy to achieve optimal personalized health- care, with a focus on proactive preventive health for wellbeing, vitality, and longevity.

Dr. Weiss is also an accomplished humorist and professional speaker having given over three thousand presentations nationally and internationally. He has presented at international conferences and conventions, universities, medical schools, hospitals and medical centers, Fortune 500 companies, YPO/WPO, Bohemian Grove, Esalen Institute, Renaissance Weekend, Aspen Brain Forum, international destination spas & resorts. Co-hosting a popular health care radio program on a major network affiliate in California showcased his skills as an articulate compassionate communicator with a mellifluous voice and calming presence. You can learn more about Dr. Weiss at http://www.smartaskbooks.com/.