Dr. Reza Alavi is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include epidemiology, nutrition, obesity and weight loss. He is also a primary care provider at University Health Services. He received his M.D. and M.B.A. from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his residency at Mount Auburn Hospital and performed a fellowship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins. MD MBA, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (2005)

Fakhouri TH, Jahren AH, Appel LJ, Chen L, Alavi R, Anderson CA. "Serum carbon isotope values change in adults in response to changes in sugar-sweetened beverage intake." J Nutr. 2014 Jun;144(6):902-5. doi: 10.3945/jn.113.186213. Epub 2014 Apr 9