Michael S. Fenster, MD, FACC, FRSM, FSCA&I, MIANE,
PEMBA, known to friends and fans simply as “Chef Dr. Mike,” is one of the world’s only board-certified interventional
cardiologist and professional chef. He holds cross-faculty appointments at The University of Montana (College of Health
and UM Medicine, School of Public Health, and Missoula College Culinary Arts Program). He currently teaches one of the
country’s leading courses on Culinary Medicine at The University of Montana. He also serves as a member of FIDES, The
World Health Organization’s trusted healthcare information provider program.
He currently writes a regular column for The Center for Food as Medicine and previously wrote a column for Psychology
Today. He has authored several books, spoken internationally on the food-health relationship, and been a Keynote speaker
for audiences as diverse as The American Heart Association and The American Culinary Federation.