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Samantha Heller

Registered Dietitian & Health Expert

Samantha Heller is a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist with a dual Master of Science degree in nutrition.

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Samantha Heller is a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist with a dual Master of Science degree in nutrition and applied physiology from Teachers’ College, Columbia University. She is a senior clinical nutritionist at NYU Langone Medical Center’s Center for Musculoskeletal Care and Sports Performance Center where she works with patients & athletes to optimize health & performance. She is also an adjunct professor of Nutrition and Health Sciences at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.

Samantha has been the host of the popular Samantha Heller’s Health & Nutrition Show on SiriusXM’s DOCTOR Radio since 2008, which airs live every Friday from 12-2 p.m. ET. She is also a consultant, writer, keynote speaker, and lecturer.

Samantha is a favored health expert on shows such as CBS This Morning, MSNBC, Better Connecticut, NY1 News, Dr. Oz, & more. She is the go-to expert for health & medical press such as HealthDay, U.S. News & World Report, Reuter’s Health, Prevention, Health.com, Huffington Post et al.

Her evidence based, book, The Only Cleanse, Countryman Press 2015, landed on shelves in May 2015 and was instant hit.  The Only Cleanse: A 14 Day Natural Detox Plan to Jump Start a Lifetime of Health.

An entertaining, relevant, science based keynote presenter, Samantha is a highly sought after speaker. She presents all over the country at events including the GE Global Leaders Meeting, Cooper Companies Wellness Summit, 92nd St Y, Cincinnati Reds Organization, NASDAQ, NYU School of Medicine, The American Heart Association & more. Samantha shares her health expertise as a consultant, writer, researcher & media spokesperson with companies such as Pfizer, Merck and Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Samantha is a guest lecturer at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and at the NYU School of Medicine.

Samantha, a professionally trained singer and actress, has teamed up with jazz musician Michael Coppola for out of the box, evidence based presentations that fuse humor, science, music and song into multimedia presentations that engage, amuse, educate and motivate audiences.  Every presentation is individually crafted for each client’s unique needs.

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The Fusion of Science & Song

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