Anthony Masiello is a nationally recognized leader in lifestyle medicine and health transformation whose work bridges the worlds of technology, science, business, and human potential. His journey began as a curious technologist who loved solving complex problems.

After earning a joint degree in business and computer science, Anthony joined the National Institutes of Health, where he contributed to the Human Genome Project — a role that deepened his understanding of how science can expand the boundaries of human knowledge and improve lives. As the sequencing of the human genome was being completed, he joined Novartis Pharmaceuticals, where he helped develop therapies designed to treat chronic disease and enhance quality of life for patients around the world.

At the same time, facing obesity, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea — and even being denied a 20-year term life insurance policy at age 33 — a moment that felt like a 20-year death sentence — Anthony realized that the most important project he could ever work on was himself. Through a shift to a whole-food, plant-based diet and healthy lifestyle, he lost over 160 pounds, reversed his chronic conditions, and rebuilt his energy, confidence, and sense of purpose.

That transformation became a turning point — and a calling. Anthony shifted his focus and decided to dedicate the rest of his career to helping others experience the same kind of health, freedom, hope, and quality of life that he found for himself.

As the Founder of Lifestyle Telemedicine, he now leads a national telemedicine service that helps people across all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and internationally improve their health, prevent disease, and live better through evidence-based lifestyle medicine. Under his leadership, Lifestyle Telemedicine has become a pioneer in delivering physician-led, root-cause care online — helping thousands of patients to heal, feel better, and live high-quality lives.

Anthony’s work represents the evolution of his purpose:
• From science for discovery (NIH)
• To science for treatment (Novartis)
• To science for prevention and empowerment (Lifestyle Telemedicine)

Throughout his journey, one theme has remained constant — his belief that the systems we build, whether in health, business, or life, should serve people.

Today, Anthony combines his background in technology, operations, and human behavior to advocate for a new kind of healthcare — one that unites compassion, data, and design to help people and communities thrive. He speaks and writes about entrepreneurship, leadership, lifestyle medicine, behavior change, and systems thinking, showing how purpose and performance can coexist — in health, in work, and in life.

Anthony’s story has been featured on the Megyn Kelly Today show, on PBS, in The Huffington Post, in the bestselling book Eat to Live, and by Forks Over Knives, Runners World, and numerous radio shows, podcasts, and articles.