Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH

Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH, FACP, is a geriatrician and the director of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Perls is also a professor of medicine in Geriatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. An international leader in the field of human exceptional longevity, Dr. Perls is the founder and director of the New England Centenarian Study, the largest study of centenarians and their families in the world. He is also a principal investigator of the NIA-funded Long Life Family Study. Dr. Perls is also a vocal critic of the "anti-aging" industry. He has been responsible for numerous novel and pivotal findings in the field. He is an expert in epidemiology, genetics of aging and exceptional longevity.