Harvey B. Simon, M.D., Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch

Harvey Simon is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Founding Editor of the Harvard Men's Health Watch. A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Simon completed his post-graduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. As author of more than 100 scientific articles and medical textbook chapters, he has been an active contributor to medical research. A member of the faculties of both Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Simon is also committed to medical education. He was honored to receive the London Prize for Excellence in Teaching from Harvard and MIT in 1993. As a practicing physician for over 35 years, he has provided primary medical care to thousands of patients.

The author of many consumer health publications, Dr. Simon is dedicated to informing the general public about health and medicine. He has written scores of articles for popular magazines and newspapers, and contributed several articles to a cover story on men’s health in Newsweek magazine, in 2003. Dr. Simon also has authored several books for the general public, including The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men’s Health, The Athlete Within, Staying Well, and Conquering Heart Disease. His most recent book, The No Sweat Exercise Plan, was published by McGraw-Hill in 2006.