James Beckerman, M.D. is WebMD Health Service’s Medical Director providing clinical oversight for WebMD’s condition management program and serves on our Quality Oversight Committee. Dr. Beckerman also participates in the Quality Oversight Committee and provides guidance on areas that impact the safety and clinical integrity of our site.
Dr. Beckerman is the WebMD Heart Expert and a cardiologist with the Providence Heart Institute in Portland, Oregon. He served as Chair of the Oregon Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports and is the team cardiologist for the Portland Timbers Major League Soccer team. Dr. Beckerman is the medical director of Play Smart, a prevention-based cardiac screening program and is the coach-in-chief of Heart to Start, a multi-state 5K training program. He is the author of two books, The Flex Diet (2011) and Heart to Start (2015), which inspire lifestyle change through medical evidence and motivational coaching. Dr. Beckerman graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School and completed his internal medicine and cardiology training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Stanford University.
