2024 David Kritchevsky Memorial Lecture - Cheryl A. M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS, FAHA

Dr. Cheryl Anderson is Professor and Dean of the University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, with a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. She holds the Hood Family Endowed Dean’s Chair in Public Health and serves as Director of the UC San Diego Center of Excellence in Health Promotion and Equity.

Dr. Anderson’s research is focused on nutrition as a means to prevent cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, and diet-related cancers. This body of research aims to equitably improve human health and eliminate disparities in cardiovascular health. Her work on dietary sodium, blood pressure, and cardiovascular health has influenced behavioral strategies for the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease.

Dr. Anderson served on the National Academy of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board and the 2015 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. These efforts have influenced global population health policies on sodium and added sugars. She is the current Chair of the American Heart Association Council Operations Committee. She is a deputy editor for Diabetes Care journal and on the editorial board for Nutrition Reviews. She was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine in 2016.