Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH, DipABLM, FACLM, has dedicated his time and expertise to transforming health, lives, systems, and communities, helping to build a more just and equitable society for all. During his ACLM presidency, he supported ACLM’s LM in the Community Member Interest Group, which soon thereafter evolved into ACLM’s Health Equity Achieved through Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) Initiative. His visionary leadership and relentless commitment to advancing health equity through lifestyle medicine have inspired over 500 ACLM members to become part of the HEAL Initiative.
As a population health innovator and lifestyle medicine leader, Dr. Shurney has made significant strides in addressing health disparities by promoting lifestyle medicine intervention for disease prevention, treatment, and reversal, relentlessly striving for equitable care.
His extensive leadership experience, including roles at Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Vanderbilt University, Healthways, Cummins Corporation, Adventist Health, and Blue Zones, LLC, as well as non-profit leadership with ACLM, HERO, Population Health Alliance and National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, just to name a few, underscores his dedication to improving health outcomes for all.