She also serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Board-certified in
Obesity Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Ghazanfar leads both
of these programs at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where she is dedicated to advancing holistic healthcare and improving patient outcomes through personalized interventions.
She completed her family medicine residency in the Hudson Valley of New York,
where she gained experience in a diverse and dynamic healthcare environment.
Following her residency, she pursued a geriatrics fellowship at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, graduating in 2024.
With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, he has also held the position of Adjunct Associate Professor at Mohammad bin Rashid University in Dubai. Prior to his current role, Dr. Abdul Jabbar spent more than 20 years at Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, where he served as Professor of Medicine & Head of Diabetes & Endocrine Section.
Having qualified in Medicine in 1975, Rob gained extensive experience as a Family Doctor in Scotland. His principal interests have been primary and secondary prevention of disease and the discipline of Lifestyle Medicine. As well as leading his NHS team to the highest awards for quality (2003-2013) he founded a charity in 1991 providing weekly activity and support in venues around the county of East Lothian for people living with long term conditions including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, lung disease and frailty. He has recently retired from clinical practice to concentrate on the applications of Lifestyle Medicine into healthcare. In 2016 he co-founded BSLM, a registered charity, to promote the principles of Lifestyle Medicine to healthcare professionals and the public.
She is the Assistant Dean for the Institute for Population Health (IPH) and Associate Professor of Clinical Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q). She actively participates in the oversight and implementation of the Institute’s education, research, and community programs. Dr. Cheema co-directs and teaches the pre-medical course, Health and Disease: A Global Perspective, and teaches medical students in the Health Care and Public Health Clerkship, for which she also serves as the Associate Director.
Aroga is Canada’s largest lifestyle medicine organization, with a comprehensive team of eighty, including medical specialists, allied healthcare professionals, and administrative professionals, dedicated to providing exceptional in-person and virtual care across the country. As an accomplished internal medicine physician, Dr. Saluja is deeply committed to delivering evidence-based treatment focused on patient empowerment, believing everyone has the potential to create a healthy, joy-filled life of their own.
Beth Frates, MD is a trained physiatrist and a health and wellness coach, with expertise in Lifestyle Medicine. She has received several teaching accolades from Harvard Extension School and Harvard Medical School, where she is an associate clinical professor. Dr. Frates is one of the first Fellows of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and a pioneer in lifestyle medicine. In 2008, Dr. Frates created the first Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group at Harvard Medical School. In 2014, she developed and taught a college Lifestyle Medicine curriculum at the Harvard Extension School, and it is still one of the most well-received courses offered at the school. In 2017, Dr. Frates was selected to be one of four item writers for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine’s inaugural exam for certification in this specialty. She was voted president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine in August 2020. Dr. Frates serves as President until November 2024.
