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Charlie Ross DO

Charles “Charlie” Ross DO has been a practicing osteopathic physician in Oregon for over 40 years.   He is board certified in Family Practice and Emergency Medicine but is now practicing Lifestyle Medicine.  He is a part time Assistant Professor at Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR.   Charlie’s current life goal is to change the practice of medicine from treating symptoms to treating the root causes of disease.   He has been teaching free community classes on the science of nutrition and food as medicine for over 8 years.   He is committed to teaching free classes throughout the state of Oregon to all providers involved in health care including physicians and physician associates, nurses and nurse practitioners, medical assistants, pharmacists and anyone else who is interested in improving individual health and the health of our world.

 

Contact Charlie at:  cataniaross@msn.com

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Scott Wagnon PA-C

Scott was born and raised here in Eugene, Oregon, where his sister and parents still live. He was a professional bicycle racer in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Scott had the opportunity to compete in the Olympic trials in 1988, and raced for a team in Spain in 1990. He married his wife Angela in 1991. Then, after she delivered the first of two sons in 1992, they moved to Portland where he became a Paramedic. Scott worked as a Paramedic for 10 years. Then in 2003, he went to Physician Associate school up at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, and graduated in 2005. After his youngest son graduated high school up in the Portland area, they made the move back to Eugene to be closer to family and get back to the Eugene/Springfield community which they love. Scott still loves to ride his bicycle, spend time with family, watch sports, read books, and teach classes on Lifestyle Medicine.

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ADDITIONAL BIO:

Plant Based Directory of Healthcare Providers

 

Contact Scott at: swagnon1969@gmail.com

Eric Colgrove MD

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Dr. Eric Colgrove earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed his residency there as well. He is board certified in Pediatrics and is a strong advocate for promoting health through a "Lifestyle Medicine approach," particularly with a focus on plant-based nutrition.

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Dr. Colgrove has a deep interest in genetics, epigenetics, and the comprehensive tracking of a child's health from early years to late teens. He holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University and is pursuing board certification in Lifestyle Medicine. Beyond his professional pursuits, he enjoys world music, board game nights with friends and family, exploring different cultures, singing, and leading "Meaningful Conversations" through the Baha'i Center in Eugene, engaging community members from all walks of life.

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Dr. Colgrove began his career by serving the Navajo people for four years, an experience that greatly enriched his practice. His wife, Akinyi, hails from a small village in Kenya, and together they have two children attending college in Seattle. 

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Contact Eric at: tnpeds@gmail.com

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Debby Coulthard RN, CDCES

Debby Coulthard, RN, M.Ed., CDCES (Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist), has combined her years of teaching and health care experience to understand the power of plant based nutrition and lifestyle medicine as clear avenues to improved health and reduced suffering for humans and other animals, and our planet. She has taught at the University of Oregon and Lane Community College. Her nursing experience includes hospital medical floor, home health, foot care, diabetes and nutrition education, and insurance company health management. She is also a Chronic Care Certified Health Coach.

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She enjoys collaborating with others to help transform our system of chronic disease care into one of more true and sustainable health care.

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She if fond of green shakes and orange cats. 

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Elisabeth Maxwell PhD Public Health

Elisabeth Maxwell has a Master's degree and a PhD in Public Health from Oregon State University. She has been a vegetarian since high school and is now fully committed to being vegan and a whole food plant based diet (WFPB). Elisabeth has been working in public service for her entire career. She spent over 10 years working as a social worker in domestic violence and child abuse. After earning her advanced degrees in Public Health, Elisabeth spent several years teaching at OSU in the Public Health Department. For the last 8 years, Elisabeth has been working for Lane County Public Health in the prevention section. She currently supervises the prevention efforts of a team of 15 who work passionately in our community to prevent substance abuse, tobacco use, suicide, and problem gambling. Elisabeth also supervises the upstream prevention efforts in partnership with our local Coordinated Care Organizations.

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Elisabeth is committed to and passionate about spreading the word about WFPB eating to improve the health of our community on individual and population levels, to help heal our environment, and to stop animal suffering. 

 

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Pam Birrell PhD Psychologist

Pam Birrell is a retired psychologist who taught at the University of Oregon and maintained a private practice. In addition to teaching and practice, she also worked at the Oregon State Hospital and in community mental health. Her specialties include cultural aspects of mental health and the role of trauma in mental health. She is especially interested in the role of connection and relationship in restoring mental health. She is co-author of the book Blind Betrayal, which explores the ways in which we are often unaware of everyday traumas and betrayals and ways to both bring their pain to the surface and then to release it. She is also interested in the role of nutrition in mental health, the gut brain axis, and how nutrition interacts with self-care and mental health.

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She has been plant based for over 16 years, and experienced life changing transformations, not only from a nutritional standpoint, but also in mental health and spiritual growth. 

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When she is not tending the garden or practicing Zen Buddhism, she can be found volunteering at a local farm sanctuary, often in the company of Buster, a rescued steer living his best life! She also plays the flute and loves ceramics. â€‹â€‹

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Kristin Linzmeyer MD FACC

Kristin Linzmeyer has board certifications in general cardiology and lifestyle medicine. While pursuing a masters in public health degree in 2016, she became more interested in the impact of public health measures and lifestyle choices and habits in preventing and reversing disease. This led to the discovery of Lifestyle Medicine as a subspecialty to enhance and improve her ongoing work in cardiovascular medicine. She is currently working at Oregon Heart and Vascular Institute at Riverbend Hospital developing a preventive cardiology clinic where she can use her skills and knowledge about lifestyle choices to help patients treat and potentially reverse their cardiovascular risk factors. Through education and lifestyle prescriptions that encourage whole food plant based nutrition, physical activity, good sleep hygiene, healthy stress management, avoidance of toxic substances, and the importance of social connections, she wants to empower people to make healthy choices that support wellness and longevity. 

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Kathy Meldrum PT

Kathy Meldrum is on a mission to get her patients back to the activities they love as quickly as possible by integrating plant based nutrition into her physical therapy practice. After improving several of her own health conditions on a whole food plant based diet, she knew this information would be invaluable to her patients. 

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Kathy holds a master's degree in physical therapy from Washington University in St. Louis, MO and is also a graduate of the plant based nutrition certificate program at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and is an active contributor/author for their website. She also collaborates with Active Resolute Connected, a non profit devoted to supporting women through movement/running. 

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In her free time, she enjoys running, particularly half marathon distances and mountain hiking.  Her favorite summits are the South Sister, Half Dome and Mt. Timpanogos. 

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Kathy is a physical therapist on staff at Cascade Health. 

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Her website is plantbased-pt.com

She is also on instagram at plant.based.pt

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Sean Egglestone RD

Sean is a registered Dietitian (RD) who has counseled over 30,000 people on the topics of nutrition and health. While he has a broad scope of practice, he specializes in heart disease, diabetes and weight loss. Currently Sean resides in Oregon as a clinical dietitian working with hospital patients as well as outpatients in cardiac rehab following heart surgery.

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Check out his educational website @ seantherd.com

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