Lifestyle Medicine
The role of Lifestyle Medicine is rooted in preventive healthcare, focusing on guiding patients to optimize their nutrition, exercise, mental health, and sleep within the context of their health diagnoses. Our approach involves collaborating with patients over several weeks to establish and attain realistic goals through personalized appointments and community activities. Volunteers play a crucial role in obtaining health histories, presenting cases, and documenting information in the patient's medical record. This position provides volunteers with valuable insights into preventive health, emphasizing effective communication tailored to patients' understanding, ultimately delivering holistic care to each individual.
Lifestyle Medicine Directors
Claire Lee
Claire is from Buford, Georgia and graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience. She has been part of the Avicenna Lifestyle Medicine team since 2021. She is currently a third year medical student and has interest in improving health care access and quality, mental health, and patient relationships to help individuals create positive, lasting behavioral changes.
Alexis Watson
Alexis is from Moorestown, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. She has been part of the Avicenna Lifestyle Medicine team since 2023. Currently, a third-year medical student, Alexis is dedicated to improving access to quality health care and promoting patient education and health literacy within the community through lifestyle medicine education and advocacy.
Kristy Lin
Kristy is from Northern California and graduated from University of California, Irvine with bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Biological Sciences. She has been part of the Avicenna Lifestyle Medicine Team since 2023. She is currently a third-year medical student who is passionate about improving healthcare access, providing nutritional care, and working with patients across different backgrounds.
Vedant Jain
Vedant is from San Diego, California with a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Cellular Biology. He has been part of the Avicenna Lifestyle Medicine team since 2022. He is currently a third year medical student and has an interest in nutrition and providing accessible access to healthy food.
Christina Grannie
Christina is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology. She has been a part of Avicenna Lifestyle Medicine since 2024. She is currently a second year medical student at CIMED. With her degree being in exercise physiology, she is passionate about health education and preventative medicine with a specific focus on exercise as medicine.
Zoe Wang
Zoe is from Chicago, Illinois. She is currently an undergraduate student attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign majoring in Molecular Cellular Biology and minoring in Chemistry. Zoe joined the Avicenna Lifestyle Medicine team in 2024 and is a strong advocate for employing lifestyle modifications like exercise, sleep, and diet as a first-line treatment to improve patient outcomes. Like the rest of her team, she is also strongly dedicated to meeting patients where they are at and improving healthcare accessibility and education.
Fall 2024 Lifestyle Volunteers
Alexis Watson
Emily Edwards
Krina Chitnis
Kristy Lin
Megan Lim
Olivia Ori
Karen Back
Stephanie Cajka
Contact lifestylemedicine@avicennahealth.org with any questions or concerns.