Michael Klaper, M.D.

Michael Klaper, M.D. is a graduate of the University of Illinois college of Medicine in Chicago, and after a medical internship at Vancouver General Hospital and years of general practice experience, took additional training in anesthesiology and surgery at the University of British Columbia Hospitals and obstetrics at the University of California at San Francisco. 

He has had significant experience practicing lifestyle medicine and urgent care (emergency room) medicine in Florida, Hawaii, and New Zealand. He is currently on the staff on the nutitionally-based clinic, True North Health Clinic in Santa Rosa, California. He is a strong believer that what we eat, drink, think and do are the chief determinants of how long - and how well - we live. 

Dr. Klaper is the Director of the non-profit Institute of Nutrition Education and Research and has performed research on the pros and cons of vegan nutrition and other dietary styles of health enthusiasts. He also is a member of the Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Student Association.