Strategies for a Unified Approach to Lifestyle Medicine: Our 2026 Keynotes

Shaping the Future of Care: Leveraging Lifestyle Medicine to Advance Whole Health

Dr. Kristi Artz, MD, FACLM, CCMS


CEO & Founder FreshRx OklahVice President, University Hospitals Connor Whole Health, and Christopher M. and Sara H. Connor Chair in Integrative Health

Dr. Kristi Artz is board-certified in Emergency and Lifestyle Medicine and is a Certified Specialist in Culinary Medicine. She serves on the Board of Directors for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaching. Previously, she was the founding Medical Director of Lifestyle Medicine at Corewell Health. She earned her MD from Wayne State, completed an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and holds a Master’s in Population Health from Jefferson.

Delivery of Equitable Lifestyle Medicine to Support Whole Health in Underrepresented Communities

Dr. Alexander Ford, DO, RD 


Founder, Neotrition Brands

Dr. Alexander Ford is an Albany, NY family medicine physician, registered dietitian, and founder of Neotrition Brands LLC, specializing in broad-spectrum primary care, nutrition counseling, and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT). He earned a B.S. in Dietetics cum laude from Buffalo State College and his D.O. from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine as an OMM Scholar, completing his residency at Cleveland Clinic as Chief Resident. Deeply invested in community health, Dr. Ford serves as Director of Medical Education for 4th Family Inc. and ringside physician for USA Boxing. His achievements earned him the AOF New York Emerging Leader Award, CDPHP Top Doctors Peabody Award, and Albany Business Review 40 Under 40 recognition.