Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD, is the manager of Wellness Nutrition Services at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, where she oversees nutrition-related services at the Center for Lifestyle Medicine. She is an award-winning dietitian (who in 2012 was named Dietetic Educator of the Year by the Ohio Dietetic Association) and a regular guest on local and national television shows, including The Dr. Oz Show, NBC Nightly News, and the TODAY Show, as well as NPR Radio. She received her B.A. from George Washington University, her master's degree (in health promotion management) from American University, and her dietetics training from the University of Akron. Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD, completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology/hepatology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. He was chosen by the gastroenterology faculty to serve as Chief Fellow for his third year training at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Hanouneh currently works with Minnesota Gastroenterology, a Twin Cities-based gastroenterology practice (the largest gastroenterology practice in the nation), specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric digestive system and liver disorders. He continues to serve as an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Hanouneh has presented at several national and international meetings and has been an author on over fifty papers as well as numerous abstracts.