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Lala Briskman, PA, CCMS

Lala Briskman is an NCCPA board certified Physician Assistant, practicing in Gastroenterology. She graduated with honors from Physician Assistant Program at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in 2012 and currently works on her Doctorate degree in Medical Science at A.T. Still University. She also holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. Her lifelong passion for Read more...
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Lara Friel, MD, CCMS

Certified June 2023. Read more...
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Laura Evans, FNP, CCMS

Certified April 2021. Read more...
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Laura Micek-Galinat, MD, CCMS

Certified on January 3, 2017. Dr. Laura Micek-Galinat is board-certified in family and integrative medicine with more than 30 years of clinical experience. She is Assistant Director of RWJB Somerset Family Practice and Associate Professor, Clinical Family Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Micek-Galinat is a graduate of Rutgers University and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. She Read more...
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Lauren Middleton-Hoang, MD, CCMS

Certified July 2021. Read more...
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Laurie Powers, PA-C, CAQ – Psych, CCMS

Laurie Powers PA-C has been practicing traditional medicine for over 30 years. She is a PA who is certified in both primary care and psychiatry, and is also a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS). Additionally, she has a certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). She started her own practice in 6/2022 in order to teach her patients how Read more...
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Le Moyne College

Program Overview Le Moyne College integrates Culinary Medicine into its Physician Assistant (PA) curriculum to strengthen students’ understanding of nutrition, health literacy, and behavior change across the lifespan. Launched in 2022, the program blends classroom discussion, culinary demonstrations, and virtual cooking experiences anchored by modules from Health meets Food. First-year PA students participate in a “spice lab” within their physical Read more...
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Leah Sarris, RD, LDN, CCMS

Leah Sarris is a trained chef, registered dietitian, and experienced leader in culinary medicine, program development, and operations. With a diverse background spanning foodservice, research and development, sustainable agriculture, higher education, marketing, and nonprofit leadership, she brings a unique blend of real-world culinary and nutrition expertise to her work. Leah has spent over 15 years building and scaling evidence-based programs Read more...
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Lilly Bontrager, MD, FAAFP, CCMS

Certified November 22, 2020. Board Certified Family Medicine Physician. As my medical career unfolded, I found myself needing more tools to help patients improve their health, specifically their diet. The certification in Culinary Medicine, along with growing up with my mother’s awesome cooking, has given me a better way to help patients learn that healthy eating is tasty, economical and Read more...
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Lily McNair, PSM, RDN, CCMS, FAND

Lily McNair, PSM, RDN, CCMS, FAND, is a culinary medicine practitioner, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, and educator whose work bridges the kitchen, clinic, and community. Based in Yuma, Arizona, she serves as the SALUDABLES Coordinator and Adjunct Faculty at Arizona Western College. In partnership with local, tribal, and academic collaborators, including the University of Arizona, Lily develops and leads hands-on culinary Read more...
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Lina Wong, DO, FACOOG, FACOG, CCMS

Certified in August 2024 Dr. Lina Wong is a board-certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist based in Southern California. She completed her OB/GYN residency at Mercy St Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio in 2012 and has over 16 years of experience providing prenatal care to women and families, including caring for high-risk pregnancies. After years of struggling with her own personal Read more...
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Linda Lis Smith, MD, CCMS

Certified June 2023. Dr. Lis is a family medicine physician whose practice emphasizes preventive care, healthy eating, and culinary medicine. She earned her MD from Georgetown University, completed family medicine residency training within the UC Irvine/Long Beach network, and a Sports Medicine fellowship at MacNeal Hospital. Her clinical interests include preventive and sports medicine, weight management, and women’s health. Duly Health Read more...
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Linda Smith, MD, CCMS

Certified on September 26, 2017. I currently work at Doctors on Duty in Seaside, California. While this is an urgent care clinic we do also serve as a primary care provider for many of our patients. Over the last several years I have been struck by how many patients would benefit from an improved diet and exercise plan. I find Read more...
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Lisa Dorfman, RD, CCMS

Certified on July 31, 2018. Known as The Running Nutritionist®, award winning integrative sports & performance nutritionist Lisa Dorfman is leader to industry, academia, the public & press for more than three decades. Lisa has built a global practice, consulting to Olympian, professional, collegiate, & teenage athletes. She was the US Sailing Olympic and Paralympics Team Nutritionist for the ‘08 Read more...
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Lisa Markley, RDN, CCMS

Certified May 1, 2026 Read more...
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Lonna Gordon, MD, CCMS

Certified November 2021. Read more...
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LTC Julie Rylander, RD, CCMS

Certified September 14, 2020 Read more...
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Luis Calo, MD, CCMS

Certified September 14, 2020. Read more...
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Lynsey Soule, MD, CCMS

Certified June 2023. Read more...
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Maddi Massa, DO, CCMS

Maddi Massa is an Emergency Medicine Physician with an interest in nutrition, medical education, critical care, and well-being. Read more...
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Madison Humerick, MD, CCMS

Certified November 7, 2018 Medical Specialties: Family Medicine Board Certifications: American Board of Family Medicine – Family Medicine Special Training: 2017 – Residency – West Virginia University – Harpers Ferry Fam Med Education: 2014 – West Virginia University School of Medicine – MD Read more...
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Margaret Smith, MD, CCMS

Certified November 2021. Read more...
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Maria Malicdem, MD, CCMS

Certified September 14, 2020. Read more...
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Maria Relucio, RN, CCMS

Certified December 8, 2020. Lani is a medical communicator who runs her own company with the goal of expanding her services to encompass research, writing, and education. An anesthesiologist by training, she believes in the multi-modal approach to pain and inflammation relief, which in her case means embracing a less toxic lifestyle and holistic self-care that caters to the body, Read more...
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Marianne Cunanan-Bush, MD, CCMS

Dr. Marianne Cunanan-Bush is a board-certified physician in Internal and Lifestyle Medicine, a certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, and author of Timplado: Filipino Meets Mediterranean in Every Bite — Not Just Recipes but a Way of Life. A graduate of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, she completed her Internal Medicine residency at Mercy Hospital, SUNY Buffalo, where she Read more...
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Marissa Toussaint, MD, CCMS

Certified September 14, 2020. Marissa Toussaint MD, MPH, FAAFP, is a board-certified family physician with over fifteen years of clinical experience. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at Howard University, earned her medical degree at Temple University and completed her Family Medicine residency at Mt Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Following Residency, she completed Read more...
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Mark Adorjan, MD, CCMS

Certified May 18, 2018. Board Certified in 2003 in Family Medicine, Dr. Adorjan earned his medical degree from the University Medical School of Debrecen in Hungary. He completed an Internal Medicine internship at New York Medical College-Metropolitan Hospital Center and his three-year Family Medicine residency at the South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, New York. Professional interests include all aspects Read more...
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Mark Mills, CCMP

Mark Mills is a Certified Culinary Medicine Professional (CCMP) and a Distinguished Adjunct Faculty member at Frederick Community College. Since 2023, he has been at the forefront of the culinary medicine movement, helping to establish the nation’s first community college-based Culinary Medicine program. At Chocolates and Tomatoes Farm, Mark operates The Learning Kitchen, where he translates clinical nutrition concepts into Read more...
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Mark Owolabi, MD, CCMS

Certified April 6, 2019. Family Physician with added training in weight management and nutritional medicine. Passionate about treating & reversing chronic disease via lifestyle change. Read more...
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Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Program Overview The Culinary Medicine program at Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, is built on a distinctive interprofessional model that brings fourth-year medical students and dietetic interns together in the kitchen — side by side — to learn from each other as much as from the curriculum itself. Led by cardiologist Dr. N. Read more...