Dr. Patrick Kemper, RDN, CSSD, NBC-HWC
Highlights
Dr. Patrick Kemper, RDN, CSSD, NBC-HWC is a registered dietitian nutritionist and board-certified health coach from Rochester, Minnesota. He currently specializes in sports dietetics, men's metabolic health, and the integration of clinical nutrition with exercise physiology.
Experience
Dr. Patrick Kemper has been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) since 2002 and earned his Board Certification as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) in 2006. He became a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) in 2012. Dr. Patrick Kemper has worked in various healthcare settings, including level-one trauma centers, outpatient men's health clinics, university athletic departments, and corporate wellness programs.
For the past fifteen years, he has served as the Director of Performance Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine at the Mayo Clinic's Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Also referred to as "Coach Kemper" he works privately through telehealth consults as a dietitian coach for weight management, sports performance, cardiovascular prevention, and lifestyle-driven metabolic disorders.
Dr. Kemper is driven to empower his patients and clients to take ownership of their health through sustainable changes in diet, movement, and mindset. He works with his patients using an open, empathetic, and evidence-based approach to whole-person wellness.
Dr. Kemper believes that lasting health is built on fundamental principles and sound nutritional science, not quick fixes. Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, he grew up on a dairy farm, which gave him an early appreciation for where food comes from and how it fuels the body. In his spare time, he enjoys strength training, trail running, fly fishing, and cooking plant-forward meals for his family.
Dr. Patrick Kemper Education
National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) – University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2012
Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2006
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, 2002
Doctor of Clinical Nutrition (DCN) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Nutritional Sciences – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 1998
Dr. Patrick Kemper Achievements / Publications
The Fueling Point: A Novel of Medicine, Ambition, and the Cost of Optimization (Forthcoming, 2026)
"Nutrition Strategies for the Aging Male Athlete" – Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, March 2020
Co-Author, "Integrating the NBC-HWC Model into Sports Dietetics Practice" – American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, September 2018
Keynote Speaker, Mayo Clinic Lifestyle Medicine Summit: "Men, Food, and the Modern Body," 2019, 2022
Guest Lecturer, University of Minnesota Medical School – Required course: "Lifestyle Interventions in Primary Care," 2015–Present
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