Peter D'Adamo is a naturopathic physician who is also an author, researcher-educator, Ivesian, amateur horologist, budding software developer and air-cooled enthusiast. He is considered a world expert in glycobiology, principally the ABO (ABH) blood groups and the secretor (FUT2) polymorphisms.
In 1990 Dr. D'Adamo was awarded Physician of the Year by The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. He is Adjunct Clinical Professor for both the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe AZ, and the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland OR.
In 2001 Dr. D'Adamo founded the Institute for Human Individuality (IfHI). In 2003 he instigated the first IfHI biannual conference and certification, at which he was the keynote speaker. These conferences, which have attracted the best and brightest minds in nutritional genomics, have continued through 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
Dr. D'Adamo is currently developing several new bioinformatics tools. In professional and academic circles, he is best known for his genomic software Opus23 and SWAMI, a program that devises complex one-of-a-kind diet protocols for individuals. Many of his open source bioinformatics programs can be found on his website www.datapunk.net
Dr. D'Adamo is a distinguished professor of clinical sciences at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine where he directs the new University of Bridgeport Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine.
In 1996 Dr. D'Adamo wrote the NY Times Bestseller Eat Right For Your Type. He was the 2023 Leadership Award winner of the Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS)