SHAD MARVASTI, MD, MPH (“Dr. Shad”) is a nationally recognized leader in integrative health, culinary medicine, and lifestyle medicine. He is a Stanford-trained physician who has over two decades of experience empowering patients and communities to take charge of their health. Acting to transform and redesign medical education, he has served on the faculty at Stanford University and at The University of Arizona where he founded The Culinary Medicine Program and a Certificate of Distinction in Wellness, Integrative Medicine, and Nutrition to train future physicians with the tools they need to prevent and reverse chronic disease by addressing its root causes. He currently serves as the founding director of the Integrative Health and Lifestyle Medicine Institute at HonorHealth in Scottsdale, Arizona where he is developing innovative clinical models that take a whole person approach to care by realigning incentives to go from a reactive, disease management, “sick” care system to one that is focused on keeping us healthy through a focus on prevention and the use of lifestyle interventions that proactively empower individuals and communities with the tools they need to optimize their health in all aspects of life.
Dr. Shad has been featured in national media as a trusted voice on practical, science-based wellness. His pioneering work bridges cutting-edge research with real-life application to help people live longer, healthier, and more vibrant lives.
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