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Andrew Davies works as a specialist Intensive Care doctor in Melbourne. His focus is on helping healthcare professionals to humanise the patient experience by bringing their best selves to the hospital. Andrew tries his best to lead a healthy lifestyle through plant-based eating, regular exercise, optimal sleep and mindfulness meditation. Come with him for a […]
Dr Dean Sherzai is a behavioral neurologist / neuroscientist whose entire life has been dedicated to behavioral change models at the community and population level. Dean finished his medical and neurology residencies at Georgetown University with a subsequent fellowship in neurodegenerative diseases at the National Institutes of Health, followed by a second fellowship in Dementia […]
Dr Ayesha Z Sherzai is a vascular neurologist and a research scientist. After completing her residency, she completed a fellowship in vascular neurology and Epidemiology at Columbia University Neurological Institute of New York. Dr Sherzai is at the tail end of a master’s degree in public health in lifestyle epidemiology from Loma Linda University. Knowing […]
Doctor Alan Desmond is a Consultant Gastroenterologist who is dedicated to educating the public on the health benefits of a whole food plant-based diet. His best-selling book, ‘The Plant-Based Diet Revolution: 28 days to a happier gut and a healthier you’, is available wherever books are sold. Doctor Alan has made evidence-based dietary advice an essential […]
Dr Gemma Newman is a medical doctor and Senior Partner at a family medical practice in West London. She studied at the University of Wales College of Medicine and has worked in many specialties as a doctor before her current specialty of General Practice. She has gained additional qualifications in gynaecology and family planning. She […]
Doctors For Nutrition Board Director Dr Luke Wilson is a General Practitioner from Wellington, New Zealand, and is Board Certified by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. In addition to his medical degree (MBChB, Otago University), Luke holds a bachelors and a masters in psychology. In his final year of medical school, Luke studied and […]
Co-Founder and Chair of the Doctors For Nutrition Board, Dr Heleen Haitjema is a retired paediatrician, educated in the Netherlands (Doctor of Medicine, Cum Laude, University of Utrecht; Medical Specialist, Paediatrician, Free University Amsterdam). She holds a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition through eCornell University and has qualified as a Food For Life instructor with the […]
Boyd Swinburn is Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and Honorary Professor, Global Centre (GLOBE), Deakin University, Australia. Boyd trained as an endocrinologist and has conducted research in metabolic, clinical and public health aspects of obesity. His major research interests centre on community and policy actions to […]
Dr Renae Thomas is an Australian living in the USA, and a triple board-certified Physician in Family Medicine, General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine. She completed medical school in Australia at Monash University. Her residency in Family and Preventive Medicine, and Master’s of Public Health in Population Medicine were completed at Loma […]
Dr Farshid is an Interventional Cardiologist working in Canberra. He has had a long-term interest in diet and nutrition for treatment of cardiovascular disease and risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and excess weight. He has been conducting community workshops for the last four years to promote a plant-based diet and regular […]
Martyn moved to New Zealand from the UK in 1986. He has spent the last 35 years in rural general practice, mixing this with a teaching and research role at Dunedin School of Medicine. He has always been passionate about helping people thrive and flourish, and over the last five years has turned his focus […]
Clinical medical oncologist working in private practice over the past 12 years, previously worked in Australia and UK in clinical and research roles. Completed research higher degree (MD) through University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum Cancer centre in the area of therapeutic and molecular oncology including multiple peer reviewed publications in the field. Areas of […]
Dr Anis Ta’eed is a nephrologist and general physician (FRACP) from Melbourne, working in Fiji since 2020. There he works as the head of Nephrology in the largest public hospital and serves as the director of the Fiji National Kidney Centre, focusing on improving the health care provided to Fijians with kidney disease. He is […]
Raised in Melbourne, Dr Sharma undertook her undergraduate medical degree (MBBS) at Adelaide University before coming back to Melbourne to undertake her internship at Royal Melbourne Hospital. After a few years of working in different parts of Australia, including remote areas, she decided to specialise in Dermatology. As part of her four year post graduate […]
A member of the DFN Advisory Council, Dr Peter Johnston is an accredited practising dietitian with a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics and a PhD in Human Genetics. Peter is also a fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and has completed health coaching training with Well Start Health. He has been exclusively plant-based […]
A member of the DFN Advisory Council, Hollie Waters is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician. She holds a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics from Griffith University, and a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition through eCornell. Hollie is a passionate advocate of the benefits of plant-based nutrition, having followed a plant-based diet herself […]
A member of the DFN Advisory Council, Dr Alyce Churchill is a General Practitioner and a Senior Medical Practitioner in Psychiatry. Before joining general practice she worked at several Western Australian hospitals as a resident medical officer and later as a Psychiatry Registrar. Alyce has been an advocate of plant-based nutrition and preventative medicine since […]
Sam is a UK-trained doctor who now works as a GP in Byron Shire Northern NSW. His practice of Medicine has been profoundly influenced by his recovery from MS using a lifestyle approach centring on Plant Based Nutrition. He is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), Fellow of The Royal Australian College […]
Dr Juliette Roex (MBBS, Hons (BMedSc)) is a member of the DFN Advisory Council, and a GP registrar in Adelaide, South Australia, soon to be Fellow of the RACGP. In 2017, she completed a rotation at True North in Santa Rosa, California, under the guidance of Dr Alan Goldhamer, Dr Michael Klaper and Dr Doug […]
Tracy understands the value and significance of ancestral and traditional food systems and foods and advocates their positive impact on culture, food security, health and wellbeing for First Nation Peoples of Australia. In 2013, deciding to be a part of the change she wanted to see, Tracy combined her passion for First Nations Peoples health […]
A member of the DFN Advisory Council, Malcolm is a General Practitioner with expertise in plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine for the prevention, treatment and reversal of chronic disease. Malcolm’s personal and professional interest in plant-based nutrition began in medical school 35 years ago. He is a Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and a fellow […]
Australian-born stand-up comedian Clint Paddison has performed in 14 countries and appeared on six national Australian TV shows. His career rise was abruptly halted in 2006 when he was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and within two years could barely walk with inflammation spreading to more than 20 joints in his body. After conventional treatments failed […]
Kumbi Mukaro is an accredited McLean Meditation Institute Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher based in Melbourne Australia. She regularly led meditation and mindfulness sessions in the corporate environment where she also holds a position in senior management. Kumbi’s passion for meditation was ignited by the profound impact mediation and self awareness has had and continues to […]
Julia Grueskin is a 900-hour certified vegan chef and a 500-hour certified Hatha yoga instructor from the United States. She has been preparing vegan food and teaching yoga since 2013. Her culinary training is focused in raw foods, macrobiotics, and Ayurveda, and she also holds a certificate in whole food plant-based nutrition. Her yoga training […]
A member of the DFN Advisory Council, Jenny is a nutritionist, librarian consultant and trainer. With her partner Dr Malcolm Mackay, they have created numerous nutritional health related resources for the community such as the website Whole Foods Plant-Based Health, the Facebook page Plant-Based Health Australia and the Facebook group Whole Food Plant-Based Aussies. They […]
A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition. He has videos on more than 2,000 health topics freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded almost every day. Dr. Greger has lectured […]
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr, received his BA from Yale University and his MD from Western Reserve University. In 1956, he won gold at the Olympic Games in Melbourne, as a member of the United States rowing team. He was trained as a surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and at St. George’s Hospital in London. In […]
