George Jelinek is an Australian doctor who is professor and founder, Neuroepidemiology Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.
He published 50 papers in the specialty and introduced emergency medicine into the undergraduate medical curriculum at the University of Western Australia by the time he left this appointment in 2010.
[citation needed] In 2012, Jelinek began an ongoing study entitled HOLISM (Health Outcomes and Lifestyle In a Sample of people with Multiple sclerosis) that investigated the association of lifestyle with health outcomes in people with MS.[17][18] Based on his work, Jelinek devised a dietary-based program, "Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis".
[19][20] The medical community and some organizations that specialize in MS remain unconvinced of the results of dietary regimens and await higher level evidence before making definitive recommendations.
[citation needed] Jelinek's non-profit organization conducts live-in workshops, seminars and self-help groups for MS patients around the world.