Dr. George E. Guthrie is a board-certified family medicine physician and a member of the academic program at AdventHealth's Centre for Family Medicine in Winter Park, Florida, where he trains medical residents with a focus on community and lifestyle medicine. Dr. Guthrie became an advocate for lifestyle medicine early in his career while serving on the island of Guam. The high incidence of type 2 diabetes in the population sparked an interest in the effective treatment of chronic disease through lifestyle change. Dr. Guthrie has helped lead the development of several lifestyle-change programs, including the Complete Health Improvement Project (CHIP), the Wellspring Diabetes Program, and AdventHealth's CREATION Life program.

He is a past president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. For more information, visit DrGeorgeGuthrie.com.