Craig S McDougall

Dr. Craig S McDougall is a Medical Educator at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), specializing in Internal Medicine with a focus on lifestyle medicine. He emphasizes prevention, nutrition, and non-pharmacological interventions in patient care. Prior to OHSU, he led a lifestyle medicine clinic at Kaiser Permanente and co-founded an adult primary care practice at ZOOM+Care emphasizing food and movement as medicine.

Education:

• B.S., 2005, University of California
• M.D., 2009, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
• Residency: Primary Care Internal Medicine at OHSU

Research Interests: Dr. McDougall's work centers on the transformative power of nutrition and lifestyle changes. His studies explore low-fat vegan diets' effects on health outcomes and advocate for plant-based dietary approaches. He also addresses telemedicine scalability during public health crises like the 2020 pandemic.

Grants/Advising: No specific grants or student advisement listed in available texts. Collaborations include work on statewide telemedicine infrastructure during the pandemic.

Labs/Teams: Previously led a lifestyle medicine consult clinic at Kaiser Permanente, contributing to evidence-based practices in preventive care.