Integrating Lifestyle Medicine for Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cardiometabolic Disease

Dr. Michael Via is a clinical endocrinologist and an associate professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Beth Israel Medical Center, where he is the program director of a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism. He has authored over 50 articles and chapters on topics in nutritional, biochemical, and metabolic science and their implications in health and disease. He has served as chair of the Nutrition Committee as well as the director of the metabolic support service at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center since 2008, and has been invited as section editor of the lipids, obesity, and nutrition section of the American College of Endocrinology Self-Assessment Program. Michael began his career studying biochemistry at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where his honors thesis focused on omega-3 fatty acid metabolism. He continued though medical school and training with a strong interest in metabolic health. He carries Board Certifications in Endocrinology and Metabolism as well as in Nutritional Sciences and his clinical practice, teaching, and research converge in these fields. Dr. Mechanick is Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health at Mount Sinai Heart, and in the Cardiovascular Institute and Division of Cardiology, and Director of Metabolic Support in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He received his M.D. degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, completed Internal Medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine, and completed Endocrine Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Mechanick authored over 370 publications in Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition Support with 258 PubMed citations currently. He is the 2016-2017 Past President of the American College of Endocrinology, 2013-2014 Past President of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and 2005-2006 Past President of the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists. Dr. Mechanick co-edited Nutritional Strategies for the Diabetic and Prediabetic Patient; Power of Prevention: The Complete Guide to Lifelong Nutrition; Thyroid Cancer: From Emergent Biotechnology to Clinical Practice Guidelines; and Molecular Nutrition – The Practical Guide, and Lifestyle Medicine – A Manual for Clinical Practice; and co-authored Diabetes Mellitus Pocket and Nutritional Medicine Pocket. Dr. Mechanick was appointed as a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN) Science Board for 2010-2013 and was the 2013-2015 Editor-in-Chief and currently Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the PCFSN quarterly publication Elevate Health. Dr. Mechanick chairs the Physician Engagement Committee of the American Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Dr. Mechanick also chairs the International Transcultural Diabetes Nutrition Algorithm Working Group. Dr. Mechanick currently serves as Chair of the Board of Visitors for the College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland at College Park and was the 2011 recipient of the University of Maryland Industry Impact Award and 2011 University of Maryland Biology Alumnus Award. Dr. Mechanick’s research interests are in the fields of nutrition and metabolic support, obesity and lifestyle medicine, and network analysis of complex systems. Dr. Mechanick is responsible for training cardiology fellows at Mount Sinai in lifestyle medicine, nutrition, and metabolic support.