John "Wesley" McWhorter, DrPH, MS, RD, LD, CSCS

Houston, Texas

Areas of Expertise:

• Behavior and Lifestyle Modification
• Culinary/Chef
• Fad Diets
• Food Insecurity
• Nutrition Education for Physicians

McWhorter is the director of lifestyle medicine for Suvida Healthcare and is an advisory council member for the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, a nonprofit global network. A professional chef, McWhorter is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist, cookbook author, behavioral scientist and food as medicine expert. McWhorter graduated from the Florida Culinary Institute and earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University, a master's degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch and a doctorate from The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health.