In this interview, Dr. Pierson discusses his family and their tradition of graduating from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, the development of his professional career, his changing interests from internal medicine to the obesity research. He includes some details on his own family and hobbies. Significant names mentioned include: Ted Van Itallie, Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Don Berwick, and Johnny Schillinger, Nutrition Research Center, and the Emeritus Professors in Columbia group.
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