A half century after Yale, health has become less abstract and more personal. In this reunion conversation, classmates Julia Schlam Edelman, MD, and Ted Barnett, MD, reflect on what they have learned over decades in medicine about aging well. Drawing on their work in women’s health, menopause, radiology, and lifestyle medicine, they will discuss the evidence behind prevention, function, and quality of life, and offer a practical way to think about health in a world crowded with strong opinions and conflicting advice.

Speakers:

Paul Edelman, PhD is an executive coach and facilitator with a background in psychology who works with individuals, families, and organizations on high-stakes conversations and decisions. He will serve as moderator for this session.

Julia Schlam Edelman, MD, FACOG, MSCP is a board-certified gynecologist and certified menopause specialist in active practice in Massachusetts. She earned her MD from Columbia University and trained at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Edelman is the author of The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Menopause: Before, During, and Beyond, recently published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Ted Barnett, MD, FACLM, also known as the “High-Tech Doctor with Low-Tech Solutions” and “Dr. Veggie,” is board-certified in Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology, and Lifestyle Medicine. In 2015, he founded the Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute, a nonprofit organization whose programs and peer-reviewed publications have educated thousands worldwide about the power of lifestyle—particularly whole-food, plant-based nutrition—to prevent and treat chronic disease.