About Michael Anchors, MD, PhD
Michael Anchors, M.D., Ph.D. is a practicing physician in Rockville, Maryland.

Dr. Anchors was awarded a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University in 1974 and performed postdoctoral research in neurochemistry at UCLA from 1974 to 1978.

Then from 1978 to 1980 he earned his M.D. from the University of Miami medical school.

Dr. Anchors performed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Duke University from 1980 to 1983.

He returned to research at the National Institutes of Health cardiology division studying cholesterol metabolism from 1983 to 1985.

​Dr. Anchors used to be a clinical professor of medicine at Georgetown University and has run a private practice since 1985.

James "Michael" Anchors
Born December 3, 1948 
Grew up in Jacksonville, Florida

Education
  • Rice University 1966-1970
  • Harvard 1970-1974, Graduate school
  • PhD in biochemistry from Harvard 1974
  • Postdoctoral fellow UCLA 1974-1977
  • Medical School at University of Miami 1977-1980
  • Internship & residency Duke University 1980-1983
  • Postdoctoral fellow N.I.H. Bethesda 1984-1986
  • Family practice, Rockville MD 1986 to present
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Other
Discovered and patented Phen-Pro combination in 1995
Bariatrics 1995 to present

Books written by Michael Anchors, MD, PhD
  • Medical Myths Doctors Believe
  • Life Between Meals
  • The Good Doctor
  • Safer Than Phen-Fen
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