Dr. Michelle Thompson is one of my best mentors. She lives lifestyle medicine and integrative medicine every day, and she has walked that road beside me. She taught me that caring for people means caring about their whole lives, not only their lab results.

— Nathanael Elijah Smith, FNP-C, DipACLM, founder of Kitchen Monk™

A little about her

Dr. Thompson is a physician (DO) who is board certified in lifestyle medicine, integrative medicine, and family medicine. She leads UPMC Lifestyle Medicine in Pennsylvania and was elected to the Board of Directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine in 2026. She has brought free teaching kitchens, mindfulness and movement classes, and a traveling pop-up kitchen to her community, and she teaches future doctors how to care for patients and for themselves.

A personal thank-you from Kitchen Monk’s founder. Dr. Thompson has not reviewed or endorsed Kitchen Monk™, and nothing here implies endorsement by her, UPMC, or the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Kitchen Monk offers education, not medical care. Send a correction