Episode #7: Reimagining Healthcare: Dr. Jonathan Bonnet’s Vision for the Future of Lifestyle Medicine

In this episode, discover the insightful perspective of Dr. Jonathan Bonnett—a triple board-certified physician in Family Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine—who shares his vision for the transformative power of lifestyle medicine and the future of medical education.

By the time you finish listening, you’ll understand Dr. Bonnett’s passion for optimizing health through lifestyle interventions, his innovative ideas for integrating lifestyle medicine into medical training, and the crucial role of preventative care and behavior change in patient well-being.

This conversation is filled with valuable insights, practical advice for aspiring and current healthcare professionals, and a compelling call to embrace lifestyle medicine as a cornerstone of effective and holistic patient care.

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Featured Guest: Dr. Jonathan Bonnet

Jonathan Bonnet is a board-certified Family, Sports, Obesity, and Lifestyle medicine physician who is passionate about optimizing health and improving performance. He works at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center and is a courtesy assistant professor at Emory University. Jonathan has a background in exercise physiology and is a certified personal trainer. He completed his undergraduate and medical school degrees at Ohio State University before finishing his Family Medicine residency at Duke University, and his Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Florida. He also completed a master’s degree in public health at Harvard.

Jonathan served on the board of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine from 2014-2016 and is currently co-leads the ACLM Board Review course and is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. He has published research in sleep medicine, nutrition, sports and exercise, obesity, and behavior change.

About the Host: Dr. Megan Alexander

Megan Alexander is a resident doctor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine. Originally from Las Vegas, NV, she completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University and her Masters in Community Health and Prevention Research at Stanford School of Medicine. She earned her medical doctorate from Boston University School of Medicine, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society and graduated cum laude. Her passion for lifestyle medicine began in high school. Upon understanding the extent to which common, debilitating conditions can be improved and prevented through lifestyle, she made lasting personal changes and gains immense fulfillment from sharing the power of these changes with others. Her mission is to support others in maintaining their greatest asset–their health. Over the years, this has taken the form of working to reform undergraduate medical education through the addition of peer-reviewed lifestyle medicine graduation competencies–a set of lifestyle medicine competencies that all doctors must demonstrate upon graduation, contributing to the Lifestyle Medicine: Improving Women’s Health Across the Lifespan textbook, and leading nutrition cooking workshops.

Disclaimer: The Next Gen LM: Mentorship in Medicine Podcast is presented by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of ACLM. This podcast does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Listeners should seek guidance from qualified healthcare professionals for any medical concerns.

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