The Peter Attia Drive

Dr. Peter Attia

Peter Attia, an illustration by Robert Brinkerhoff

Dr. Peter Attia speaking at TedMed in Washington D.C.

The Peter Attia Drive is a weekly, deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing longevity, and all that goes into that from physical to cognitive to emotional health. With over 30 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including fasting, ketosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and more. The Drive is hosted by Dr. Peter Attia, a Stanford/Johns Hopkins/NIH-trained physician focusing on the applied science of longevity, the extension of human life and well-being.

Peter Attia bio

Dr. Peter Attia is a Canadian open water swimmer, physician, podcaster, and the co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative, together with Gary Taubes. He is a former McKinsey & Company consultant as a member of the corporate risk and healthcare practices in Palo Alto, California. He has also been a surgeon, engineer, calculus teacher and an author of numerous medical and research papers. He received his medical degree from Stanford University and holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He spent 5 years and did his surgical training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland as a general surgery resident, where he was the recipient of several prestigious awards and the author of a comprehensive review manual of general surgery. He did a fellowship in surgical oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.

Open Water Swimming Career Highlights

Dr. Attia took up swimming at the age of 31 and has since done a number of relay and solo marathon swims.
On 11 October 2005, he crossed the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 10 hours 34 minutes 51 seconds at the age of 32.
In 2008, he completed the first male double crossing of the Auau Channel (Maui Channel), from Maui to Lanai to Maui in 11 hours 45 minutes at the age of 34.
In 2008, he swam the widest point of Lake Tahoe from California to Nevada in 7 hours 24 minutes at the age of 34.
In 2008, he participated in a relay crossing from Santa Barbara Island to the Southern California mainland.
On 8 September 2009, he crossed the Catalina Channel from the Southern California mainland to Santa Catalina Island in 14 hours 8 minutes 8 seconds at the age of 36.