Dr. Baxter D. Montgomery is a Board-Certified Cardiologist with years of experience in the latest medical practices and nutritional health. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Texas in Houston, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and the founder and president of the Montgomery Heart and Wellness Health Center (formerly Houston Cardiac Association). Having seen many patients suffer the consequences of chronic heart disease, Dr. Montgomery founded the Montgomery Heart & Wellness Center in 1997 with the mission to reverse and prevent life-threatening illnesses. Located in Houston, Texas, The Montgomery Heart & Wellness Health Center is a state-of-the-art wellness facility complete with all the technology and resources to provide comprehensive medical and wellness care. Combining his medical practice with a food-driven lifestyle intervention, Dr. Montgomery introduces patients to a novel food prescription intervention that helps reverse chronic conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, obesity and diabetes while minimizing or eliminating the need for medications or surgeries. He has refined this process over years with profound positive results in severely ill patients. Dr. Montgomery and the MHW health and wellness team care for patients with many complex illnesses at the MHW Health Center and the world-renown Texas Medical Center. Dr. Montgomery earned his undergraduate degree from Rice University in Houston and his Medical Degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He is also the author of The Food Prescription for Better Health, a comprehensive guide for reversing chronic illnesses.