Michele Wisla is Founder of Our Conscious Kitchen, an online kitchen for people who want to learn how to prepare whole, plant-based foods in a way that’s time-smart and flavor-FULL. Michele is a Certified Nutrition Coach specializing in plant-based eating. She is a member of The American College of Lifestyle Medicine and follows evidence-based nutrition principles.
Michele is a graduate of The Center for Nutrition Studies at T. Colin Campbell & eCornell, has a certificate in Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Precision Nutrition and a Certificate of Completion of The Plant Fed Gut Online Course from Dr Will Bulsiewicz. In addition she’s also completed plant-based cooking courses from Rouxbe and Matthew Kenney.

Catherine has been a nurse since 2005, where she’s had extensive experience in the ICU nurse and other acute care areas.  As she’s worked with this acutely sick patient population, she realized the growing need and importance for prevention of disease. 
Catherine and Dr Patel partnered in 2020 to start CT Lifestyle Medicine – a practice that focuses on the pillars of Lifestyle Medicine, including a plant-based diet.  The practice also offers primary care and community support.

Plant-based family physician

Dr. Phares is a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health and Lifestyle Medicine, with expertise in nutrition and women’s health.   She earned her medical degree from Western University of Health Science and completed an internal medicine residency at the University of California, Irvine, and a preventive medicine residency with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. She received a master’s degree in public health from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control. She obtained certification in Culinary Coaching through the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School.     Dr. Phares is a diplomate of the American Board of Preventive Medicine, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, and American Board of Osteopathic Internal Medicine. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and American College of Preventive Medicine. She has authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed medical journals and served on the Prevention Practice Committee for the American College of Preventive Medicine, developing national guidelines for clinical preventive services.

Dr Teresa Diaz has a Medical Degree from Rutgers University, and is an accomplished Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBGYN) surgeon. As a psychology major at San Francisco State University, Dr Teresa understands the emotional and psychological components of lifestyle change and weight loss.    She’s certified in Age Management Medicine, a member of The Institute for Functional Medicine and studied holistic nutrition at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I specialize in hormone balancing, menopause, gut health and plant based nutrition.    While Dr Teresa has impressive credentials within the fields of medicine, psychology and nutrition, it’s her ability to have overcome unimaginable trauma that makes her truly unique and special.   Growing up in the ghettos of New York, Dr Teresa has personally dealt with the pain of childhood physical & sexual abuse, racism, poverty and sexism. She’s lost (and kept off) over 120 lbs and knows in her heart, with the right guidance and support, every challenge can be overcome!

I had conventional medical training, attending Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, traditional osteopathic internship in Cleveland, Ohio, and internal medicine residency in Knoxville, Tennessee. After completing residency, I joined the United States Air Force as an internist and then a flight surgeon. During that time, I actually had the audacity to tell my diabetic patients not to eat “too much” fruit for fear their blood sugars would increase. Thankfully none ever asked how much “too much” was, as I was simply parroting what I’d been taught, and had no idea!   Flash forward 7 years of fast-paced living, and some pesky balance symptoms turned out to be cancer. I spent about 18 months recovering, and during that time, an important change in my career trajectory occurred. Several physician friends and I all stumbled on what turned out to be the field of lifestyle medicine at roughly the same time, exchanging information and tips we’d found, food hacks, ways to improve sleep, books to read, documentaries to watch. It was exhilarating – how did not a single one of us learn about this in medical school? We could finally advise our patients on how to stop or even reverse things we thought were incurable and irreversible, like diabetes and heart disease! It was unbelievably refreshing to treat the root causes of disease (hint: it’s not a deficiency of medications!) rather than mopping up its aftereffects.    Lifestyle medicine is not for everyone. Change is hard. But if you want to break free from the medical mill and avoid the prescribing cascade, lifestyle medicine might just be for you too! And I promise, I will never tell you to eat less fruit now!

Hi, I’m Dr. Ryan Herring. I utilize a whole-person approach in primary care to restore health and optimize wellbeing. I’m originally from Central Illinois where I attended college and medical school at the University of Illinois. I completed my residency training in Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University where I also received an educational pathway to additional board certification in Lifestyle Medicine. I’m a national leader in health promotion and the field of Lifestyle Medicine, specializing in evidence-based lifestyle therapies for disease prevention and treatment aimed at disease reversal. I am passionate about patient education and addressing the root cause of disease.

After practicing preventive medicine and public health in Bangladesh for thirty years, I founded and am the Executive Medical Director of the nonprofit, the Ozark Center for Lifestyle Medicine, where our mission is to advance health through healthy living by empowering individuals and communities to prevent, treat and reverse disease through personal, effective, and sustainable lifestyle practices.  We envision a society in which individuals and their communities embrace, encourage, and facilitate healthy living.

Dr. Asha Subramanian is a Board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician with specific expertise in evidence-based lifestyle change. She received her B.A. and M.A. in psychology with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University. Dr. Subramanian received her combined M.D./Master of Public Health degree from Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, and completed her family medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh St. Margaret Hospital. Dr. Subramanian also completed a fellowship in community health at Georgetown University Medical Center. She is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University in the Department of Family Medicine. In 2018, Dr. Subramanian obtained a Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition through Cornell University and in 2019, became a Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. In 2019, she also became a Certified Food for Life instructor. Dr. Subramanian is a recipient of the Washingtonian Top Docs Award. Her professional interests include lifestyle medicine and the use of good nutrition, exercise, sleep and other strategies to optimize health; health behavior change; whole food, plant-based cooking, and community health advocacy. Dr. Subramanian founded Diya Lifestyle and Wellness LLC to better help individuals and families attain their health and wellness goals.

Aloha! My name is Liat Miller. I am grateful to call Maui my home and I am committed to the health and safety of our community.
I was born and raised in Israel where I served as an Air Force Officer. Shortly after my service, I graduated from Bar-Ilan University with an undergraduate degree in Biotechnology. Continuing my education at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, I earned my second undergraduate degree in Nursing as well as my Masters in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner. In my spare time, I enjoy surfing, yoga, canoe paddling and hanging out with my two dogs. I am passionate about whole-plant-based diet as I strongly believe in its power to improve and prevent chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart diseases and more. While working at the Pukalani Family Practice with our great Ohana, I aspire to empower individuals and families to improve their lives with high quality healthcare.