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Michael LaMonte

Research Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Healthy aging, cardiovascular disease, physical activity, women’s health, menopause, cancer, the microbiome, periodontal disease

Michael LaMonte, research professor, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health.

Michael LaMonte is an expert on healthy aging.

He led the first study in older women to show that even light physical activity can reduce the risk of death in women over the age of 65. He was also a co-author on a study that found a link between gum disease and cancer risk in postmenopausal women.

He can speak to the media about healthy aging, as well as a variety of health issues, including associations of diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women, and the microbiome.

CONTACT:

Michael LaMonte, PhD
Research Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions

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