Dr Tom Rifai is the founder of Reality Meets Science. He is honored as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians for his excellence in teaching patients, medical students and physicians the art of lifestyle medicine and preventing disease through behavior modification. He has been board certified by both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists as well as recently passing the inaugural certification exam for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. He is a highly respected public and motivational speaker, serving on the speakers bureau for American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr Rifai has provided CME (continuing medical education) for healthcare professionals as a course director for Harvard Medical School’s online Lifestyle Medicine course on the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Dr Rifai served two terms on the board of directors for the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists and was unanimously elected its president during his final term. Prior to going full-time with Reality Meets Science Inc., Dr. Rifai served as Regional Medical Director of Metabolic Health and Weight Management for the world renowned Henry Ford Health System in Metro Detroit, Michigan - which continues to license RMS-based lifestyle change management principles, including the 5 RMS Keys to optimal wellness, weight loss and disease prevention. Of notable interest is his own personal journey to becoming a lifestyle medicine physician, and recovery from binge eating, which was recently published by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine: (https://www.lifestylemedicine.org/page-1863534)