About
Dr. Melissa Barnett is a triple board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine and Culinary Medicine who believes wholeheartedly in the power of food as medicine. During her nearly 20 years of practice as an inpatient Hospitalist, Dr. Barnett has seen first-hand the devastating impact of decades worth of lifestyle-related chronic disease on her patients. Empowered by her training in Lifestyle and Culinary Medicine, she is now dedicated to helping patients prevent and reverse chronic disease through sustainable, evidence-based lifestyle changes. With a focus on nutrition and whole food plant-based eating, she combines her medical expertise with practical culinary skills to help patients attain and sustain long term health and wellness. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, travel, biking, yoga, tending to her family’s small vegetable garden, and of course cooking.
