Douglas S. Kalman
VICE PRESIDENT
Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for The Natural Products Association, USA
Supplements, nutrition, testosterone, elite sports, public health
Dr. Kalman is the Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for The Natural Products Association (NPA). The NPA is the oldest and longest standing association serving the natural products industry inside Washington DC and State Capitols around the United States. Prior to joining The NPA, Dr. Kalman was the VP of Scientific Affairs for Nutrasource, a nutrition-centric Contract Research & Service Organization. In addition, Dr. Kalman is currently Faculty at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University. Historically, Dr. Kalman has been involved in over 250 clinical trials and projects within the pharmaceutical, medical and exercise – nutrition fields. He has published over 80 abstracts and more than 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is also a Co-Editor of one journal (JISSN) and on the Editorial Board of three Scientific Journals.
Dr. Kalman received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University, Master’s Degree from Hunter College – City University of New York and Doctorate in exercise and nutritional biochemistry (Health Research) from Touro University International. He is an Active Member and or Spokesperson with many organizations (ISSN, NSCA, APS, ACSM, etc.) and a co-founder of The International Society of Sports Nutrition (www.theissn.org). He has worked with Olympic Athlete’s (Nagano, Japan, Salt Lake City, UT, Torino, Italy, London, England, Rio de Janiero, Brazil and in the recent Tokyo, Japan 2020 Olympics) for Winter and Summer sports. In addition, Dr. Kalman works with and has worked with professional athletes (i.e., USTA, WTT, MLB, NFL, NBA, UFC/Bellator/ONE Championship), musicians and musical groups, collegiate athletes and teams as well as Nike’s Elite Distance Racing Team (Oregon Project). Dr. Kalman has edited four academic textbooks, contributed to more than five academic textbooks as well as two “popular press” books. He has been interviewed on various media outlets such as NBC, MSNBC, CBS Evening News, CNN, Discovery Channel plus others along with a host of radio shows.
Dr. Kalman is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University (NSU), while also holding appointments in the College of Psychology and the College of Healthcare Sciences. He has been a Sports Nutritionist for DI – Florida International University (FIU 2010 – 2018). He has been the Nutrition Program Consultant for IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida and the Team Nutritionist for Coral Springs Aquatic Center while being a nutrition consultant to the United States Tennis Association – Player Development Program (USTA). He has taught at New York University, C.W. Post-Long Island University and Florida Atlantic University