Nancy Eriksen MD, FACOG, DipABLM 

Dr. Nancy Eriksen is an Associate Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine. Her clinical practice includes providing lifestyle medicine consultations for the management of high-risk medical conditions. Her clinical interests include the impact of whole food plant-based nutrition in improving women’s health, especially during pregnancy. She is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Women’s Interest Member Group and co-chair of the Pregnancy subcommittee.  She is an author and speaker on a variety of topics related to lifestyle medicine and women’s health including preconceptual health, pregnancy, postpartum care and menopause. She has participated in an ACLM webinar on “Integrating Lifestyle Medicine during Pregnancy” and was a speaker at the ACLM 2020 Women’s Health workshop. Dr. Eriksen is also co-editor of a new book in the Jim Rippe’s Lifestyle Medicine series entitled “Improving Women’s Health Across the Lifespan” and co-authored chapters on Preconceptual Health and Pregnancy. She is a passionate advocate for improving women’s health and enjoys participating in local and regional events that promote lifestyle medicine.

Kristi R. VanWinden, MD, FACOG, DipABLM  

Dr. Kristi R. VanWinden is a Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialist in California. She holds a B.S. in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior from UC Davis, M.D. from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and postgraduate diploma from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She completed residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, followed by fellowship training in MFM at the University of Southern California (LAC+USC Medical Center). Following completion of her training she served for 2 years as an Assistant Clinical Professor at USC prior to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area to join The Permanente Medical Group at Kaiser Permanente. As an MFM specialist she has expertise in pre-conception care and management of both low- and high-risk pregnancies. She has a special interest in how lifestyle medicine can be used to optimize women’s health before, during, and after pregnancy.