Leadership and Faculty Eva Sheridan Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Professions Dr. Sheridan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health. After graduating medical school in Germany, she came to the United States as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow working in Psychiatry Research. Most of her research was focused on Read more...

Moncrief Cancer Institute Program Overview Moncrief Cancer Institute, an affiliate of UT Southwestern Medical Center, delivers Culinary Medicine programming as part of its Cancer Survivorship services. Spearheaded by Milette Siler, MBA-HC, RDN, LD, CCMS, the program blends clinical nutrition, culinary skill-building, and psychosocial support to serve cancer survivors and the broader community. It utilizes modules from the Health meets Food Read more...

Program Overview Located in suburban Chicago, Duly Health & Care operates a patient-facing Culinary Medicine program within a large for-profit medical group. Led by David Dungan, MD, FACP, FAAP, CCMS, the program uses a shared medical appointment model that blends hands-on cooking with physician-led counseling to support cardiometabolic health and long-term lifestyle skills. Each quarter, four cohorts progress through a Read more...

Program Overview The George Washington University (GWU) Culinary Medicine Program is one of the few in the country to span undergraduate, medical student, and community education in a seamless continuum. Based at the Seva Teaching Kitchen in downtown Washington, D.C., the program blends academic rigor with hands-on cooking and service-learning, preparing students to address real-world challenges around nutrition, food access, Read more...

Tulane University School of Medicine Program Overview Founded in 2012, the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine (GCCM) at Tulane University School of Medicine was the first dedicated teaching kitchen established at a U.S. medical school and the birthplace of the American College of Culinary Medicine (ACCM). GCCM pioneered the integration of hands-on cooking and nutrition education into medical training, community Read more...

Leadership and Faculty Tomi Dreibelbis, MEd Senior Director, Educational Affairs, Penn State College of Medicine Instructor, Department of Public Health Sciences Division of Health Services and Behavioral Research Reporting and working directly with the Vice Dean for Educational Affairs at the Penn State College of Medicine, Ms. Dreibelbis is part of the Penn State College of Medicine Education Leadership Team.  Read more...

Program Overview UAMS positions Culinary Medicine as an interprofessional hub for education, clinical care, and community engagement. Anchored by a dedicated teaching kitchen, the program convenes learners from the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, and the Graduate School, plus 16 programs across 10 departments in the College of Health Professions to practice team-based nutrition care. Hands-on learning is Read more...

Leadership and Faculty David Kilgore, MD, FAAFP Director, Integrative Medicine Track UCI Family Medicine Residency Program Vice Chair and Clinical Professor of Family Medicine UCI Department of Family Medicine Quest Physician Champion   Nimisha K. Parekh, FACG, AGAF Clinical Professor of Medicine Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program University of California Irvine Culinary Medicine Programming for Read more...

Leadership and Faculty of the Culinary Medicine Program at the University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH, FACOG Dr. Jennifer Y. Pierce was recruited to MCI from the Medical University of South Carolina, where she served as GYN Oncology Disease Team Leader at Hollings Cancer Center and Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. With a Read more...

Leadership and Faculty Susan Warner, MD, CCMS Director UTHSC Southwestern Culinary Medicine Program Culinary Medicine Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, University of Tennessee Health Science Center As a pathologist, I have spent many years studying disease processes and more recently nutrition as a prevention for many chronic diseases. It was not until 2013 that I discovered Read more...

Leadership and Faculty Christa Demment González, MSN Director of Culinary Medicine Christa Demment González joins FoodShare as the new Director of Culinary Medicine after teaching and cooking in California, Maine, and the Caribbean. With a Master’s degree in Nutrition, she finds new ways to translate nutrition science into simple, mouth-watering recipes. She’s been trained to hold space for all the discussion Read more...