Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom, PhD - Developing Scalable & Impactful Platforms For Health, Wellness & Aging
Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom, PhD, CNS (https://drmadelynfernstrom.com/) is a neuroscientist, clinician, health strategist, and NBC broadcast journalist, who serves as Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology and Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Founding Director of the UPMC Weight Management Center, Director of the Community Pediatric Weight Management Program for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Senior Advisor, Health Management, UPMC Health Plan. Dr. Fernstrom earned her B.A. in Biology from Boston University, her PhD. in nutritional biochemistry, metabolism and neuropharmacology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and did her Post-Doctoral Fellowship, in endocrinology, metabolism, and behavior at Harvard Medical School, and also is a board-certified nutrition specialist from the American College of Nutrition. Dr. Fernstrom is nationally known for the creation and implementation of scalable health initiatives supporting patients, providers, payors, and employers and her work has focused on developing impactful platforms supporting the physical and emotional needs of the healthy, acutely or chronically ill, and aging populations, as well as the needs of those who care for them. Dr. Fernstrom has published more than 100 original research articles, as well as three books, including The Real You Diet: Your Personal Program for Lasting Weight Loss, Don't Eat This If You're Taking That: The Hidden Risks of Mixing Food and Medicine, and Runner's World The Runner's Diet: The Ultimate Eating Plan That Will Make Every Runner (and Walker) Leaner, Faster, and Fitter. In addition, Dr. Fernstrom is the on-air NBC News Health Editor, a contributor to several NBC News digital platforms, and serves as the Chief Clinical and Science Advisor for Philadelphia headquartered Quil (https://quilhealth.com/), the joint venture of Independence Health Group and Comcast, creating digital health platforms that offers personalized and interactive health journeys to consumers and their caregivers.