Transformations: The Napa Valley Weight and Lifestyle Management Program ™

Heather M. Peña, MD
Medical Director

Dr. Peña's commitment to finding new, more effective ways to prevent illness and provide for patient well-being is deep-seated and longstanding, as evidenced by more than 20 years of pioneering work in this field. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed her residency in internal medicine at UCLA.

As the Medical Director of the St. Helena Center for Health, she oversees Transformations: The Napa Valley Weight and Lifestyle Management Program and ONE: The Napa Valley Personal Health Experience. These programs reflect her strong commitment to proactive prevention and the power of lifestyle and integrative medicine in promoting optimal health for her patients.

Previously, Dr. Peña served as Medical Director of the Pritikin Longevity Center where she was scientific advisor to Pritikin@Home, helping design the nutritional supplement protocols for this online outreach program. She also created the women’s health component of the Pritikin programs. Dr. Peña was also Medical Director for the Santa Monica Hospital Weigh To Live Program and served on the staff of St. John’s Hospital/Center for Health Assessment in Santa Monica, and the Los Angeles Healing Arts Center. Dr. Peña is a frequent lecturer on such topics as cancer prevention, heart disease, nutrition and women’s health. She also contributed a chapter on breast cancer prevention to the book “Doctors Orders: What 101 Doctors Do to Stay Healthy.”

In their intense focus on individual patients, the St. Helena Center for Health programs are as much a reflection of Dr. Peña’s personality as of her health and wellness philosophy.

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