Dr Malcolm Mackay – General medical practice and lifestyle medicine

Dr Malcolm Mackay is a General Practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in medical practice. He has a broad range of skills across the full spectrum of general practice. Dr Mackay has a special interest in preventing ,treating and reversing chronic disease with whole foods plant-based nutrition and other evidence-based lifestyle interventions. He works 3 days per week at Clinicare GP Clinic, Fitzroy, Melbourne and on the other two days provides Lifestyle Medicine and Telehealth consultations for patients across Australia.

Book a telehealth consultation

Book in-person through Clinicare(link to external website)

Malcolm and his nutritionist partner Jenny maintain a website of information and resources for plant-based nutrition and provide seminars and webinars. Malcolm and his team run a lifestyle medicine program, available as a 10-week program or a 7-day Immersion retreat.

Future events:

• Plant-based nutrition webinar series: 4 sessions over 2 weeks, next series tbc
• 7-day Plant-based health immersion retreat – 3-10 July 2022 (and September, November)
• NB our face-to-face seminars are on hold until further notice

Introduction to plant based nutritionWebinar series - date to be confirmed

Plant Based Health Immersion RetreatYarra Valley, Victoria, 3-10 July 2022

Services

Medical: 

• Consultations (in person)
• Telehealth consultations (within Australia)

Educational:

• Nutrition one-day seminars
• Nutrition & lifestyle immersion retreats
• Workplace nutrition programs
• Webinars
• Available for speaking events

Qualifications & Training

Medical degree

• BMBS – Flinders University (1984)

Additional training

• Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition – Deakin University (1993)
• Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician (IBLM)
• Plant Based Nutrition Certificate – eCornell
• Certificate of Sports Medicine (ASMF/RACGP)

Professional affiliations

• Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine
• Doctors for Nutrition – GP Resources Advisor
• GP Affiliate, Monash University

Melbourne Lifestyle MedicineVisit our new Lifestyle Medicine website

Recent conferences

• International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference USA (online) September 2021
• ASLM conference (online) December 2020
• International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference USA, September 2020
• Awarded Fellowship at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Auckland, June 2019

Presenter

• Doctors For Nutrition Conference, Melbourne, February 2019 (workshop presenter)
• Veg and Vines Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Gisbourne NZ, January 2019 (conference presenter)

Speaker and host:

• 7-day Immersion retreats in the Yarra Valley, Victoria:
  March 2022
  May 2022
  July 2022
  September 2022
  November 2022

Podcasts & interviews

• Dr Malcolm Mackay & Jenny Cameron – Melbourne Lifestyle Medicine – Lentil Intervention Podcast, September 2021 (53 mins)
• Jenny Cameron & Dr Malcolm Mackay On A Guide To A Healthy Plant Based Diet – The Plant Paradigm Podcast #90, June 2021 (1hr 18 min)
• Dr Malcolm Mackay an Australian Plant Based Doctor – interview with Chef AJ, August 2020
• Dr Malcolm Mackay on nutrition and lifestyle for Covid-19 – presentation given on 4th August 2020
• The Benefits of a Healthy Plant-Based Lifestyle, Dr Malcolm Mackay – Rheumatoid Solutions podcast (also available as video) with Clint Paddison, March 2020
• Dr Malcolm Mackay [and Jenny]: Animal Protein & Oils – interview with the High Carb Health team at the Veg And Vines Lifestyle Medicine Conference, New Zealand, January 2019

For more information about whole foods plant based nutrition, visit my other website and associated Facebook page:

www.wholefoodsplantbasedhealth.com.au