Dr. Baxter Montgomery's Cause of Death Revealed — And His Legacy of Hope

The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Physicians Committee

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

For the first time publicly, the cause of death of renowned plant-based cardiologist Dr. Baxter Montgomery is revealed.

In this powerful and respectful conversation, Jackie Williams shares that Dr. Montgomery battled two rare blood disorders: multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis.

What are these diseases?
Could diet have caused them?
Can lifestyle medicine reverse everything?

🧠 In this episode:
• What multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis are
• Who is most affected
• Why his diet did not cause his illness
• The limits — and power — of nutrition
• The legacy he leaves behind

The discussion begins with Jackie who shares her personal journey from grief and declining health to vibrant whole-food, plant-based living.

After years helping build Montgomery Heart & Wellness and supporting thousands of patients, Jackie is now seeking her next opportunity within the plant-based and lifestyle medicine community. If you're looking for experience in patient support, community building, events, or plant-based education, she is open to continuing this work.

We discuss Dr. Montgomery's cause of death beginning at 26:38

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0:00.0	Today, on the exam room.
0:05.0	How could this possibly happen to somebody who was so incredibly healthy?
0:10.0	There have been a lot of guesses, but I don't think that the right answer has been out there.
0:14.0	And I know that you have reached out to his family and can reveal exclusively here on the exam room for the first time what actually
0:21.6	happened with Dr. Montgomery. Dr. Montgomery had two related blood disorders and I think one of
0:27.7	the things people should know is that Dr. Montgomery's diet did not cause these diseases, but
0:32.4	unfortunately his diet could not reverse them.
0:46.0	Welcome to the exam room podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee.
0:51.2	Hi, I'm Chuck Carroll, raising health IQs coast to coast and around the world.
0:52.5	Hi to the exam room. He's listening in Portland, Oregon, Birmingham, Alabama,
0:55.9	and Cape Town, South Africa. Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a
1:01.8	healthier place. This is episode 13 of season 9, number 712 overall. Today's episode is a deeply personal one, because when Dr. Baxter Montgomery
1:15.5	passed away, our health community was stunned. How could somebody who was so vibrant, so
1:23.5	committed to lifestyle medicine, so full of energy, suddenly be gone.
1:28.9	There were so many questions and even more speculation.
1:33.2	And today, for the first time, we are able to share the truth.
1:39.4	Joining me on this very special episode is Jackie Williams, who was Dr. Montgomery's right-hand woman
1:45.6	at Montgomery Heart and Wellness, and Jackie spoke directly with Dr. Montgomery's family
1:51.8	and received permission to share what really happened with him. But before we get to that,
2:00.6	I wanted to give you an opportunity to get to know Jackie,
2:04.4	because in a lot of ways, she was the secret sauce that made Montgomery heart and wellness,
2:08.7	the powerhouse that it was. She helped build that community. She helped support the patients,
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