Mark Hyman, M.D. Wellness Coach

Mark Hyman, M.D.: Dr. Mark Hyman is a respected medical consultant, New York Times-bestselling author, lecturer, and practicing physician. Through his work, Dr. Hyman is known as a powerful advocate for the marriage of conventional and alternative medicine with cutting-edge science, placing him at the forefront of progressive medical care and education in the United States.

Claim to Fame: Dr. Hyman is a leader in the emerging field of functional medicine -- a new medical model born of recent technological and clinical advances applied in a fresh methodology. A strong and pioneering voice for change in the fundamental way health care is perceived and delivered, he has launched an innovative approach that taps into years of medical research that has not, until now, been translated into clinical practice in hospitals, homes, and the community.

Prize Points: Following his eight year tenure as co-Medical Director at Canyon Ranch Lenox, one of the world’s leading health resorts, Dr. Hyman began working as the Editor-in-Chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, the premiere peer-reviewed professional journal in the fields of integrative medicine and alternative medicine. Dr. Hyman has testified regarding health promotion and wellness for the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and has consulted with Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona on his diabetes prevention initiative.

Dr. Hyman currently serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine, a pioneering educational center for training health professionals in the science and practice of nutritional biochemistry, molecular medicine, and preventing and treating the diseases of aging. He is on the Board of Advisors and faculty of Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Food as Medicine training program.

Personal File: Dr. Hyman graduated with a B.A. from Cornell University, magna cum laude from the Ottawa University School of Medicine, and from the University of San Francisco’s program in Family Medicine at the Community Hospital of Santa Rosa. He is board certified in Family Medicine, and resides in western Massachusetts with his family.

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