Dr. Lydia C. Alexander is a leader in obesity medicine, lifestyle medicine, and internal medicine, certified by both the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). As a medical chef trained at Tulane University’s Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine, she seamlessly integrates nutrition, metabolic health, and evidence-based obesity treatments, advocating for the power of food as medicine, behavioral health, and fitness.
A recognized thought leader, Dr. Alexander has earned the 2018 Obesity Medicine Clinician of the Year Award and the 2019 Dr. Raymond E. Dietz Meritorious Service Award.
Dr. Alexander’s current projects include lead chapter author for the upcoming 2025 publication, Lifestyle Medicine and the Primary Care Provider: A Practical Approach to Delivering Whole Health, in collaboration with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). This chapter will provide primary care clinicians with actionable guidance on the pillars of obesity treatment in primary care settings; Nutritional Priorities to Support GLP-1 Therapy for Obesity: A Joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society is slated for release in Spring 2025.
Dr. Alexander earned her undergraduate degree from Tufts University, her Doctor of Medicine from UC Davis School of Medicine, and completed her internal medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, where she also served as Chief Resident and continues to mentor residents at Enara Health.