Dr. Laura Lefkowitz is the originator of Palatetraining - How to raise a Vegetable Lover, proud mother of two, wife, doctor, vegetable addict, exercise enthusiast, and animal lover,  in that order.

Dr. Laura graduated from SUNY-Stony Brook School of Medicine in 2002, where she received her M.D. with honors in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, and Radiology.  Her internship in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at Saint Vincent's Medical Center in Manhattan involved intense training in general and HIV/AIDS related diseases. Dr. Lefkowitz then pursued residency training in Radiation Oncology at SUNY- Brooklyn Medical Center.

Dr. Laura's interests then shifted from treating disease in the traditional sense and refocused her attention to disease prevention and treatment through nutrition and self care. Dr. Laura has studied many different dietary theories and complementary treatments to traditional medicine.  Since 2007, Dr. Laura has been providing Nutrition Therapy in a private setting and collaborates with your treating physicians to assure that your weight loss and nutrition needs are best suited for your personal goals.