About Dr. Melvyn Grovit, DPM, MS, CNS
Dr. Grovit was formerly Adjunct Associate Research Scientist and a clinical nutritionist at Columbia University Medical Center. He is currently in private practice integrating clinical nutrition into the management of diverse clinical disorders. He is Sidney Solid Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM). Dr. Grovit was a Board Certified podiatrist and held numerous leadership positions at NYCPM over his forty- year career at that institution. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medical Sciences and Chief of the Foot Clinics of New York (FCNY) as well as Director of the Emergency Response Team at FCNY.
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He has received numerous academic and leadership awards during his career including a Leadership Award from the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists, Outstanding Service Award from the American College of Nutrition, NYCPM Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Podiatric Medical Education, Student Leadership and Excellence in Teaching Award at NYCPM, Distinguished Alumnus Award from NYCPM, Stephen Seifer Good Fellow Award from NYCPM, Recognition Award From Jewish Memorial Hospital for Contributions to the Advancement of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Grovit was Chairman of Podiatric Medicine and Podiatric Medical Residency Education at Jewish Memorial Hospital (JMH) in New York City and a member of the JMH Medical Board. Dr. Grovit has served as Chairman of the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists and Board Member of the New York State Board for Dietetics and Nutrition. He is currently a member and former Chairman of the Examination Development Committee for the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists and a member of the New York State Board for Dietetics and Nutrition Peer Panel.
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Dr. Grovit developed Crohn's disease as a teenager and because of his extraordinary early life experience with this disease and its complications, he was inspired to develop nutrition protocols targeted to inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.) Early on, Dr. Grovit recognized the significance of optimal nutrition for IBD in the form of personalized diet modifications, targeted nutraceutical and specific probiotic administration. He received an academic grant from the American Podiatric Medical Association for the graduate study of human nutrition. Trained by faculty of the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition and the University of Bridgeport Institute of Nutrition, he received his Master of Science degree in Biology with certification in human nutrition in 1986.
Former Adjunct Associate Research Scientist
Clinical Nutritionist
Columbia University Medical Center
Division of Molecular Genetics
Department of Pediatrics: Metabolism

Achievements
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Board Member and Officer in the American Nutrition Association
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National Excellence in Nutrition Science Award Honoree, Presented by Jonathan Emord and Associates at The Sacred Fire of Liberty Gala, Cambridge, Maryland September 2014
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Mark A. Bieber Award for Academic Contributions to Nutrition Presented by the
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American College of Nutrition at the New York Academy of Medicine October 2010
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Appointed to the Credentials Council Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists 2014
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Chairman, Examination Development Committee Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists 2009 to 2010
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Diplomate, Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists (CNS)
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Certified Nutritionist (CN), State of New York
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American College of Nutrition
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American Dietetic Association
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New York State Dietetic Association
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Appointed by the Regents to The New York State Board for Dietetics/Nutrition 2000-2010
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Appointed by the Regents to the New York State Board of Dietetics/Nutrition Peer Panel 2010-2015
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Appointed to the Governing Board of the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists
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Appointed to the Examination Committee of the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists
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President, Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists 2007- 2009
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Appointed to the Board of Directors, American College of Nutrition - 2008
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Vice-President, Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists 2006
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Invited Member, American College of Nutrition Council on Gastroenterology/Enteral/Parenteral/Nutrition/Surgery
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Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)
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Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine
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American College of Podiatric Orthopedics and Medicine
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American Podiatric Medical Association
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New York State Podiatric Medical Association
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Former Chief, Div. of Primary Podiatric Medicine Foot Clinics of NY
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Former Director, Emergency Response Team Foot Clinics of NY
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Former Chairman and Sidney Solid Distinguished Professor
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Department of Medical Sciences
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New York College of Podiatric Medicine
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Sidney Solid Distinguished Professor Emeritus
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Department of Medical Sciences
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New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Education
Medical School
New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Graduated in 1961
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Fellowship Hospital
Jewish Memorial Hospital
Completed in 1965
Marvin Steinberg DPM
Director of Podiatric Medicine
Other Education
Master of Science In Human Nutrition
Completed in 1986
University of Bridgeport Institute of Nutrition
Specialties
Conditions Treated:
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Autoimmune Disorders
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Celiac Disease
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Crohn's Disease
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Glycogen Storage Disease
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Diabetes Type 1
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Diabetes Type 2
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Fibromyalgia
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Fructose Intolerance
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Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
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Geriatric Disorders
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Kidney Stones
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Obesity
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Phenylketonuria (PKU)
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Pompe Disease
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Ulcerative Colitis
Latest News
P5 Health Ventures - P5 Protocols - Dr. Melvyn Grovit - Ep. 23
Aug. 2020 Podcast Interview with David L. Eigen - "A lifelong seeker of medical truths opens up on IBD in the age of Covid."
ANNOUNCEMENT 4-21-2020
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Important Message About Living With Covid19
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"Saving Your Health, One Mask at a Time" by Peter Tippett MD PhD, CEO careMESH; Chairman DataMotion; ex Presidential Advisor; Norton Antivirus creator
Photo by Macau Photo Agency on Unsplash
Radio Interview
April 2018 Dr. Grovit - Nutritional Treatment of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Part 1

Radio Interview
April 2018 Dr. Grovit - Nutritional Treatment of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Part 2

Radio Interview
Feb. 2013 Dr. Grovit interviewed on WOR Health Talk Radio

Stanley J. Dudrick, MD
Doctor Stanley J. Dudrick passed away on January 18, 2020. He was a dear friend to Dr. Melvyn Grovit. We honor him as a true humanitarian and pioneer inventor of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN).
Total Parenteral Nutrition is also known as intravenous or IV nutrition feeding and is the best method of obtaining nutrition into the body. The number of lives of children and adults saved by Doctor Stanley J. Dudrick stands at more than 10 million.
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Mission
Our Cause
The goal of The Foundation for Nutrition and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Children (NIBD), is to foster research into the clinical significance of nutrition in the management of IBD, and to educate patients in the importance of adhering to a nutritional protocol that has now been well demonstrated to be extremely beneficial for the well being of juvenile IBD patients.
Over-all, nutrition has not played a large part in the management and treatment of IBD. The NIBD Foundation is a non-profit organization that was formed to raise awareness and foster research in the utilization of proper nutrition in the treatment of juvenile IBD.
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Preliminary research supported by the Foundation has demonstrated that optimizing nutrition has resulted in marked clinical improvement in the majority of juvenile IBD patients with concurrent significant improvement in their quality of life. Furthermore, inappropriate and inadequate nutrition has been shown to have a perpetuating deleterious effect of the well being, and on the growth and development of children with IBD.
There is increasing evidence that certain foods are detrimental, while other foods and certain nutrient supplements are beneficial to IBD patients. Consequently, it is vitally important for these patients and their families to be nutritionally educated as early as possible. It is extraordinarily essential to have knowledge of the beneficial effects of specific foods, targeted nutraceuticals and probiotics, and most importantly, avoiding the debilitating effects of ongoing exposure to damaging foods and microparticles added to food.
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The goal of The Foundation is to foster research into the clinical significance of nutrition in the management of IBD, and to educate patients in the importance of adhering to a nutritional protocol that can now be personalized for the well-being of individual juvenile and adult IBD patients.
Dr. Melvyn Grovit, DPM, MS, CNS
Telephone: (914) 633-1544
Domestic & International
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Fax: (914) 771-4040
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Email: mgrovit@gmail.com
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