About Us

My journey into lifestyle medicine probably took shape in medical school. Dr. Gillian Bice, a favorite professor, shared the 2009 Potsdam study emphasizing a whopping 80% reduction in developing deadly chronic diseases through combined healthy lifestyle factors —regular exercise, avoiding smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, and healthy diet! She then taught us how to do it, starting with nutrition. She pointed out that a popular fast food chain created over 20 menu items with variations of the same FOUR basic ingredients. She motivated us to simplify our own lifestyle goals towards health. This influenced me personally and professionally. 

As both a physician and quality improvement and patient safety expert, I founded WellNEST Medicine™ LLC, inspired by wonderful feedback from my patients and peers. WellNEST Medicine™ empowers people and organizations to build a WellNEST for quality of life! In nature, nests are created with a specific purpose, often using building blocks from the local environment:
🟪 Nurturing activities
🟩 Exercising & Eating fruits and veggies
🟦 Sleep & Stress management
🟨 Timed mindful breaks.

In both medicine and quality improvement, our best solutions target the underlying cause of the problem. The evidence consistently identifies lifestyle behaviors as the cause of 80% of chronic diseases. As early as residency, I used individual and shared medical appointments to emphasize these principles to treat diseases like hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and mood changes in busy primary care practices. In short, I love celebrating progress with people!

Most critically, people gain more control over their health outcomes towards health equity. That is what Lifestyle Medicine through a quality improvement approach uniquely offers clinicians and patients—empowerment, independence, and support.

WellNEST Medicine™ uses a whole-person and compassionate approach to help prevent, treat, and even reverse disease!

Dr. Bisi Alli is a Dual Board-Certified Physician in Internal Medicine & Lifestyle Medicine with over 10 years of direct patient care experience and creating system-level changes as a LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt. She is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine for Creighton University School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor of Medicine for the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix, and previously faculty with the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine.

She is a member of the Health Equity Acquired through Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) group and serves on national committees for the Clinical Practice and Quality Committee and Payer Strategy subcommittee for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She is a representative of the Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership Program for the American College of Physicians, and member of the Board of Directors for the American Medical Women’s Association.

Dr. Alli was a VA Chief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety after completing her residency at Banner University Medical Center—Phoenix and the Phoenix VA Healthcare System, where she formalized an award-winning resident-led Patient Safety Education Curriculum across two hospital systems and served as founding medical director for the VA residency clinic and an associate program director for the internal medicine residency program.

She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biopsychology from the University of Michigan, Master of Science degree in Basic Medical Sciences from Wayne State University School of Medicine, and graduated medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

She is passionate about coaching, mentorship, and safe, equitable healthcare delivery with related national presentations, publications, and awards.