I am Ukrainian-born physician passionate about improving human and environmental health.

In Nephrology, I saw first hand all the life-altering consequences of metabolic diseases long term. My patients often eagerly asked me to help them change their diet and improve their lifestyle when faced with irreversible kidney failure. Unfortunately at that point, while still overall beneficial, lifestyle interventions would not alter their path to dialysis. I became curious, what could be done differently for such patients earlier on to avoid ending up in such a predicament? My search led me to Obesity Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. Armed with new in-depth understanding of metabolic health and all the physiologic, environmental, behavioral and social factors influencing our wellbeing I hope to open a new path for patients that leads away from machine assisted life to flourishing independence.