Michael L. Volk, MD, MSc, AGAF is the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Division Chief of Gastroenterology at Loma Linda University. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester, residency at the University of Virginia, and then fellowship at the University of Michigan where he stayed for 11 years and served as the Medical Director of the Liver Tumor Program before joining Loma Linda in 2015. A former Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, Dr. Volk is an expert in health care delivery who has published over 80 papers and received grant funding from the NIH, AASLD, AGA and Greenwall Foundation. He remains a busy clinician and is rated among the Best Doctors in hepatology nationwide.
We are proud to have Chef Joshua Severson from Selanne Steak Tavern as our 2017 Culinary Visionary. Chef Severson’s American contemporary cuisine recently won Selanne Steak Tavern recognition as Best New Restaurant, Best Wine, and Best Steak venue at the Golden Foodies Awards, which honors top culinary talent in Orange County. Selanne Steak Tavern’s proprietor is Teemu Selanne, hockey legend and former Anaheim Ducks star player.
Jamie Gwen is a CIA Grad, Celebrity Chef, Certified Sommelier, Lifestyle Expert and four-time Cookbook Author who can be seen stirring up something delicious on television, on the radio and in print from coast-to-coast. She brings the best to radio with her weekly Syndicated Radio Show, filled with delicious conversation on all things culinary, heard every Sunday on Radio Stations across the country and in SoCal on Talk Radio 790 KABC. Jamie can be seen on KTLA Channel 5, on HSN and on national television news shows sharing her seasonal lifestyle approach and her passion for food. Her recipes are featured on www.chefjamie.com.
