A trained as a physiatrist and a health and wellness coach. Her expertise is in lifestyle medicine, working to empower patients to reach their optimal level of wellness by adopting healthy habits. Elected to the Board of Directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) in 2016, Dr. Frates is helping to shape the scope of this new specialty. She is an award-winning teacher at Harvard Medical School and developed and taught a college lifestyle medicine curriculum at the Harvard Extension School, which is one of the most popular courses offered at the school. Dr. Frates is passionate about developing programs focused on lifestyle medicine and wellness.