Cyrus Khambatta

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, and Robby Barbaro, MPH, are the team behind Masteringdiabetes.org, an online coaching platform for people living with all forms of diabetes that focuses on low-fat, plant-based, whole-food nutrition. Khambatta has a PhD in nutritional biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002. Barbaro has a master's degree in public health, and...See more

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, and Robby Barbaro, MPH, are the team behind Masteringdiabetes.org, an online coaching platform for people living with all forms of diabetes that focuses on low-fat, plant-based, whole-food nutrition. Khambatta has a PhD in nutritional biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002. Barbaro has a master's degree in public health, and spent six years working at Forks Over Knives. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000. They have been featured in such media outlets as NPR, KQED, CNBC, Healthline, Forks Over Knives , Vice , Fast Company , Plant Based News, and Wired . They have spoken at major medical conferences including the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference (PBNHC), the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Conference, and Plant-Stock, and are featured speakers at festivals including VegFest LA. See less