Elisabeth Fontaine, M.D.

After 27 years of clinical practice that culminated in building and directing in a new field of Lifestyle Medicine, I am now using my expertise in well-being combined with leadership coaching to offer peer to peer physician presence. My vision is to inspire a new way of thinking about what they want to accomplish for themselves and the impact they want to make in their life and work grounded in well-being.

An innovative visionary leader focused on developing and executing programs for the greater good of the population. I am passionate and driven to help people achieve lifestyle changes for improving health of the collective community. The journey to develop RiseVT and LifeStyle Medicine at Northwestern Medical Center as the medical director has inspired me to coach and mentor physicians in leadership role. I have influenced the development of best practice standards in primary and secondary prevention through education, research, and evaluation culminating to selecting programs such as CHIP, WellCoach, and EPODE as well as developing the BetterU program. I am a connector bringing the the right people together and engaging teams to emerge the future.

With a foundation in Obstetrician/Gynecologist for 25 years, fellowship trained in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and Plant Base Nutrition, a Business Partner in a private practice for 18 years, a graduate from Duke University in the Leadership Program in Integrative Health Care,
Board Certified in Lifestyle Medicine since 2017 and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine since 2018, now enrolled in the Healthcare Coaching Institute, I am coaching leaders and physicians to their full potential in work and life through the development of Let's Lead LLC.

Laurent JS, Tompkins CL, Cioffredi L-A, Wollenburg E, Smith D, Fontaine E. Are we underestimating overweight and obesity prevalence in children?. Public Health Nurs. 2020;00:1-8

Contribution book Chapter: Improving women's health across lifespan, 2022, Chapter 11 Community Engagement and Women’s Health ,199

Cheryl True, Elisabeth Fontaine, and Erin Phillips

E.Fontaine, M.D., ONE PHYSICIAN'S JOURNEY., Integrative Leadership Newsletter, Winter 2017, Issue 5.

E.Fontaine, R.Savard, A. Tremblay, J.P. Despres, E.T Poelman and C.Bouchard. RESTING METABOLIC RATE IN MONOZYGOTIC AND DIZYGOTIC TWINS. Acta. Genet. Med, Gemellol. 34:41-47 (1985).

A.Tremblay, E. Fontaine and A.Nadeau
CONTRIBUTION OF POST-EXERCISE INCREMENT IN GLUCOSE STORAGE VARIATIONS IN GLUCOSE-INDUCES THERMOGENESIS IN ENDURANCE ATHLETES
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. Vol 63 number 9, 1985, pp 1165-69.

A.Tremblay, E. Fontaine, E.T.Poehlman, D.itchell, L.Perron and C.Bouchard.
THE EFFECT OF EXERCISE TRAINING ON RESTING METABOLIC RATE IN LEAN AND MODERATELY OBESE INDIVIDUALS
Int. J. obesity. 10:511-517. 1986

E.T.Poehlman, A. Tremblay, E.Fontaine, J.P. Despres, A.Nadeau, J.Dussault and C.Bouchard
GENOTYPE DEPENDENCY OF THE THERMIC EFFECT OF A MEAL AND ASSOCIATED HORMONAL CHANGES FOLLOWING SHORT TERM OVERFEEDING.
Metabolism, vol35, No1 ( January) 1986: pp 30-36

D.Prud'homme, C.Bouchard, C.Leblanc,F.Landry and E.Fontaine
SENSITIVITY OF MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER TO TRAINING IS GENOTYPE DEPENDANT
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Vol 16 No 5 Oct 1984

E.T Poehlman, J.P.Despres, H.Bessette, E.Fontaine, A.Tremblay and C.Bouchard
INFLUENCE OF CAFFEINE ON THE TESTING METABOLIC RATE OF EXERCISE-TRAINED AND INACTIVE SUBJECTS.
Medicine and Science and Sports an Exercise. Vol 17, no6 pp689-694, 1985

E. Fontaine, American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Presentation of RiseVT and BMI results, Indianapolis, IN, 2018.

E. Fontaine, Quorum Health Resources, Presentation of RiseVT and BMI results, Nashville, TN, 2018.

E. Fontaine, Go Red For Women Event Presents results of the BetterU studies.Burlington, VT 2013

E.Fontaine, R.Savard, A.Tremblay, H.Bessette and C.Bouchard
LA SIMILITUDE DU METABOLISME DE REPOS CHEZ DES JUMEAUX MONOZYGOTES ACFAS
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec 1983.

E.Fontaine, R.Savard, A.Tremblay, J.P Despres, H.Bessette and C.Bouchard
CONTRIBUTIONS OF RESTING METABOLIC RATE IN GENETIC DETERMINATION OF BODY FATNESS.
International Congress on Obesity, Vermont 1983

E.Fontaine, A.Tremblay, A.Nadeau
ACUTE EFFECT EXERCISE ON RESTING METABOLIC RATE AND THERMIC EFFECT ON GLUCOSE
Canadian Association of Sports Sciences, Toronto, 1983

• Chair Scientific Advisory Board RiseVT 2017 - 2020
• American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)
• American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM)
• ICF ( International Coaching Federation) and New England Chapter
• ACHE ( American college of Healthcare Executives)
• AMWA ( American Medical Women Association)
• CPCN ( Canadian Physician Coaches Network)
• CFI (Coaching for Institutions)
• The Maven Project ( Volunteer Physician for consultation and mentorship)

Innovation Award, Northwestern Medical Center, St Albans, VT, 2018.

Hike the Classic Inca Trail Machu Picchu April 2012

Bicycling Croatia Fall 2019, Algarve 2018,Sardinia Fall 2017, Costa Brava 2016, Provence 2015, Majorca Island Fall 2013, Tuscany 2012, Frances 1984,85,87.

Montreal marathon 1981 and Ottawa marathon 1984.

ACC ( Accredited Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation, 2021)

Leadership Program in Integrative Healthcare, Duke University (2017)

National Consortium for Credentialing Health and Wellness Coaches (Wellcoaches) - Certified Health and Wellness Coach (2015)

Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition, Cornell University (2012)

Member of the Governor Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 2015- current

Board of RiseVT - current

Volunteer as vaccinator for Vermont Dept of Health (COVID-19)