Lonna P. Gordon, MD, PharmD received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Florida A&M University and her Doctor of Medicine from Morsani College of Medicine at University of South Florida.  She completed her pediatrics residency at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and her fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital Adolescent Health Center.  Dr Gordon has been a leader in the field of Adolescent Medicine for the last 6 years. She has been on the faculty at two different medical schools for the past 15 years. Her research accolades include multiple funded grants and publications on the best methods to teach general pediatricians to provide efficient, holistic and comprehensive adolescent care. Her passion about the intersection of food, behavior change and how food unites us across cultures led her to pursue board certification in obesity medicine and culinary medicine in addition to her certifications in pediatrics and adolescent medicine. She also donates her time to 3 youth centered non-profits. Her hobbies include travel, cooking, reading, photography, spending time at the beach and checking out Central Florida with her dogs Brooklyn & Harlem.