B. N. Horowitz, MD is a cardiologist and visiting professor at Harvard University's department of human evolutionary biology who turns to the natural world for insights into human well being.
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B. N. Horowitz is a cardiologist whose patients include gorillas, lions, wallabies and humans. Her medical specialty is cardiac imaging -- but her academic passion is the evolutionary connection between human and animal bodies and minds. In 2012, she co-authored the book Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health, advocating a "One Health" approach to medicine. She founded the Zoobiquity Conferences to bring veterinarians and physicians together for "species-spanning" debates and collaborations.
