Dr Linda Friedland and Professor Dennis Goodman
Ask the Doctor: Longevity and the Art of Living Well
Wednesday 28.10.2026
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Summary
Dr. Dennis Goodman, Professor of Medicine, Director of Integrative Medicine, NYU, leads “Ask the Doctor” a monthly medical series designed to encourage informed, confident engagement with one’s own healthcare. Grounded in the belief that wellness is not simply the absence of disease, but a proactive commitment to nutrition, movement, flexibility, sleep, and stress management. Each month, leading specialists will examine a specific medical condition, outlining its nature, current treatment approaches, and the practical steps that support prevention and long-term wellbeing.
What does it really mean to live not only longer, but well? Dr Linda Friedland explores the factors that support healthy aging and longevity, including lifestyle, prevention, resilience and the everyday choices that can help us maintain our health and quality of life as we age.
For this special conversation, Dr Linda Friedland joins us from Australia in a pre-recorded discussion. Prof. Dennis Goodman joins us live to answer your questions at the end.
Dr Linda Friedland
Professor Dennis Goodman
Dennis Goodman MD, FACP, FACC, FCCP, ABIHM, is board certified Integrative cardiologist, Director of Integrative Medicine and Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology and Preventative Medicine at NYU and Professor of Medicine at UCT, SA. He is board certified in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Lipidology, Critical Care, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac CT Imaging, and Integrative Medicine. He graduated Cum Laude with distinction from the University of Cape Town Medical School in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Goodman completed his Internal Medicine residency and was Chief Medical Resident at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, and completed his cardiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston TX. He is past Chief of Cardiology at Scripps Memorial in La Jolla, CA.
He is an international speaker and has been a visiting professor throughout South Africa, Asia, Israel and Europe.He has published many research articles in addition to many books on heart health, including Magnesium, Omega 3s and Vitamin K2. Dr Goodman teaches and conducts clinical research at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center and is also a Talk show host on Sirius Dr Radio. He is founder of Preventative Medicine Lecture series at NYU. He has consistently been named as one of New York’s and USA Top Doctors.