Laura Pridemore, MD JD FAAP redirected her pathways from an early career as an attorney, and completed her Doctorate in Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon Georgia, and her General Pediatrics Residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte NC.  Since 2001 she has been board certified in Pediatrics, has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and has been in practice at Novant Health Elizabeth Pediatrics in Charlotte.

Dr. Pridemore received a Certificate in Plant-based Nutrition from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell in 2012, and more recently a Health Coach Certificate from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.  For more than a decade, her passion has been studying plant-based nutrition thoroughly and sharing this knowledge with her patients.  The motto she conveys to her patients, in support of Lifestyle Medicine, is “Eat Move Rest Connect”:  eat mostly plants, move regularly, rest mind and body, and connect with people and nature over technology.