The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has honored 11 members with its prestigious fellowship designation for outstanding achievement in the field of lifestyle medicine and exceptional dedication to advancing the organization’s mission. Included in the list was Riverview Health’s Dr. Jeni Shull Clayton.
The 2021 Fellows were announced on Nov. 5 at LM 2021, ACML’s annual conference attended by more than 2,300 physicians, allied health professionals, medical residents, health care executives, researchers and leaders in the field of lifestyle medicine, as well as supporting organizations, political and civic leaders and members of the press. These 11 join 43 others who have earned this designation.
“I am so pleased to congratulate the 2021 class of Fellows for demonstrating the highest standard of professional development and contributions to the fast-growing field of lifestyle medicine,” said ACLM President Cate Collings, MD, MS, FACC, DipABLM. “This year’s honorees have emerged as true leaders in pursuit of our shared mission to advance evidenced-based lifestyle medicine to treat, reverse and prevent non-communicable, chronic disease.”
The class of 2021 includes:
- Jeni Shull Clayton, MD, MPH, DipABLM, Riverview Health, Noblesville
- David Donohue, MD, MS, FACP, Health of Delaware, Wilmington, Del.
- Susan Friedman, MD, MPH, AGSF, DipACLM, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, N.Y.
- Mahima Gulati, MD, MS, FACE, DipABLM, Middlesex Health, Middletown, Conn.
- John Kelly, MD, MPH, LM Specialist, Lifestyle, Health Education Inc, Rocky Mount, Va.; Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.
- Jessica Matthews, DBH, MS, NBC-HWC, DipACLM, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, Calif.
- John McHugh, MD, FACOG, DipABLM, Huntington and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Gia Merlo, Dr. Gia Merlo, MD, MBA, DipABLM, New York University (NYU)
- Ifeoma Monye, MD, FRCGP, DipIBLM/BSLM, DCH, DRCOG, DFFP, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
- Padmaja Patel, MD, DipABLM, Midland Health, Midland, Texas
- Michelle Thompson, DO, AOBFP, ABOIM, DipABLM, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center