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Michelle Seguin, MD

Family Medicine

Michelle Seguin, MD, is a board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician and educator

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Affiliations

American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Expertise

Family medicine, lifestyle medicine, community health, women's health and fertility

About

Michelle Seguin, MD, is a board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician and educator. She is a practicing physician at Parsley Health, the nation's largest holistic medical practice for women and families.

Dr. Seguin received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed her residency at the Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program. After residency, she practiced rural family medicine for five years and implemented a produce prescription program in Upper Michigan, which sparked her passion for lifestyle and functional medicine. She led various community nutrition and food access programs in her role as director of community health at the Portage Health Foundation in Hancock, Michigan, from 2019 to 2022.

As a former Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, Seguin co-developed and co-taught a virtual “Food is Medicine” elective for fourth year medical students.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton
  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids

Certifications

  • Board-Certified in Family Medicine
  • Board-Certified in Lifestyle Medicine
  • Certified in Functional Medicine

Awards

  • Degree of Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2021
  • Provost Recognition for Teaching Excellence, Michigan Technological University, 2016
  • Resident of the Year, Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program, 2014
  • Resident Teaching Award, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2014
  • Resident Teaching Award, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 2014
  • Faculty Recognition of Outstanding Resident of the Year, Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program, 2012

Press Coverage

  • Joseph CA, Seguin ML. “Something Fun to Look Forward to”: Lessons From Implementing the Prescription for Health Farmers’ Market Initiative in Rural Upper Michigan. Health Promotion Practice. June 17, 2022.

Research

Publications
Dr. Seguin’s research interests include: Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions, such as produce prescription programs, and lifestyle medicine implementation in medical education

Book & Media Recommendations

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Breath by James Nestor
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In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
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The Brain Health Kitchen by Annie Fenn MD

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