Q&A WITH DR. VANESSA MÉNDEZ

TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO BECOMING A GASTROENTEROLOGIST. AT WHAT POINT DID PLANT-BASED NUTRITION COME INTO PLAY?

When I was in high school, I suffered from cystic acne and had many rounds of antibiotics and Accutane (a powerful vitamin A derivative). While my symptoms would temporarily subside, they would come back as soon as the medications stopped. I thought what was happening on my face might be