5th Annual Vegfest Medical Seminar

Difficult-to-treat Pathologies –

The efficacy of a Plant-Based Diet

Saturday May 2nd, 2020 – 6:30pm – 9pm

at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall on Mercer St, Seattle

This seminar will be given by board certified specialists, for the benefit of medical doctors and medical students. Both didactic and case studies will be included. 

2020 Speakers and topics are being finalized.

In the meantime, here are the 2019 speakers:

• Dr Uma Krishnan – Cardiologist, Pulse Heart Institute, Tacoma, WA
• Dr Rachael Wyman – Cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Seattle, WA
• Dr F. Patricia McEachrane-Gross – Preventative & Family Medicine, Port Angeles, WA
• Dr Chan Hwang  – Physiatrist, Multicare Health System, Tacoma, WA

See schedule below.

See Speaker Bios

See List of Supporting Physicians

2019 Schedule:

Time	Speaker	Title
6:50 – 7:00pm	Amanda Strombom, President, Vegetarians of Washington	Introduction
7:00 – 7:30pm	Dr Uma Krishnan, Cardiologist	Treating Heart Disease patients with a plant-based diet – (Didactic)
7:30 – 8:00pm	Dr Rachael Wyman, Cardiologist	Clinical application of a plant-based diet in CAD patients – (Case studies)
8:00 – 8:30pm	Dr F. Patricia McEachrane-Gross,  Preventive and Family Medicine	Treating Type II Diabetes patients with a plant-based diet – (Didactic and Case Studies)
8:30 – 9:00pm	Dr Chan Hwang, Physiatrist	Treating Painful Pathologies with a plant-based diet – (Didactic and Case Studies)

A light plant-based buffet was generously catered by The Upper Crust Catering Company.

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See speakers and videos from 2018 Medical Seminar