Dr. Graff
began laying the foundation for her medical career at Cornell, graduating summa cum laude as a biology major in 1990. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine cum laude four years later, she completed a three-year Family Practice Residency at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh. In 1997, she relocated to Canandaigua, NY, where she was employed by Thompson Health for the next nine years, providing primary care, including obstetrics.
In 2006, she opened her own practice that allowed her more flexibility in the way she practiced medicine. Then, after watching the powerful documentary, "Forks Over Knives" in 2013, she adopted a whole food, plant-based diet herself and quickly began experiencing a host of huge improvements in her health. She knew immediately that her medical career was about to change in a big way.
So it was back to Cornell, where she quickly earned her Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell and the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and began incorporating the 4Leaf Survey as a teaching tool in her medical practice to help patients transition to a healthier diet. She reports that the results have been absolutely amazing, and that the 4Leaf Program has become an integral part of the way she practices medicine today. She currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at 4Leaf Global, LLC, helping to create teaching tools for patients.
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I am honored to announce that Dr. Kerry Graff (my co-author) and I will be telling our "4Leaf Story" at the 4th annual international plant-based nutrition healthcare conference in Anaheim later this year, September 21-24 (see pbnhc.com).
Kerry and I would love to see you there, and if you are unable to attend, maybe you can encourage others to make the trip.
A little background
. In 2013, my good friends (Susan Benigas, Dr. Scott Stoll and Tom Dunnam) at plantrician.org hosted the inaugural PBNHC in Naples, Florida, with about 200 in attendance. It grew to well over 300 in 2014 and exploded to nearly 600 this past September. This year, they chose the Anaheim Marriott which can handle crowds up to 1,000.
Faculty Page. We are scheduled to speak on the first morning of the event right after plant-based superstars Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and Dr. Dean Ornish. (See Program Agenda link below)
CME credits. Lots of CME's are available for medical doctors, nurses, dietitians, physician assistants and other disciplines. See above link for details. For other conference information:
This is a rare opportunity
for you to hear--and meet a host of plant-based professionals and to mix and mingle with a large group of like-minded people. Even if you aren't interested in earning CME's, we hope that will consider attending this exceptional conference which is unlike any other.
Sincerely, J. Morris (Jim) Hicks
PS: The organizers
of the event (The Plantrician Project) have asked us to tell our 4Leaf Story at the conference with the primary emphasis on how mainstream medicine can use our 4Leaf materials (like the 4Leaf Survey) to promote human health.
Of course, we will also touch on the all-important ecological and sustainability issues which depend greatly on the rapid adoption of a plant-based way of eating all over the world. Click here to learn more about the team that is behind this great conference.
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