Andrea Pennington
Preseident, Pennington Empowerment Media
Dr. Andrea Pennington is a respected Integrative Medicine physician, acupuncturist and author. Her treatment style blends traditional medicine with acupuncture, fitness instruction, nutritional consultation, spiritual direction & empowerment coaching.
Dr. Andrea is a vibrant individual whose passion for total wellness inspires all with whom she comes into contact. Featured twice on the Oprah Winfrey Show she is recognized as a medical and wellness expert who teaches how to live with increased vitality and purpose.
Dr. Andrea, also a respected and sought-after TV personality served as the Medical Director and Spokesperson for Discovery Health Channel and Discovery Health Online and has been seen on Dr. Oz, CNN, Fox News, the Today Show, the Early Show – CBS, and many more national television programs.
Dr. Pennington’s first book, The Pennington Plan, was written with her mother, Dr. Abigail Pennington, & is based on a 5-step motivational plan for achieving optimal health and vitality.
Dr. Andrea received her doctor of medicine from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She trained in Pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital, Age Management Medicine at the Cenegenics Medical Institute, & received acupuncture instruction at UCLA and the Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. Dr. Andrea completed the Authentic Happiness Coaching Program.
Fluent in French, Spanish and conversational Italian, Dr. Andrea is accessible to people of all walks of life, all ethnicities and educational levels. Dr. Andrea regularly partners with non-profit and charitable organizations to spread the message of health empowerment as part of her commitment to sharing her resources with the community.
11 contacts2008 - 2010Dr. Andrea Pennington is a respected Integrative Medicine physician, acupuncturist and author. As Chief Medical Officer for Logical Images she works extensively with the media to educate people on the critical need for proper diagnosis to reduce medical error and costs. As a physician ambassador for the company, Dr. Pennington also leads outreach initiatives to introduce the company’s innovative online diagnostic decision support software to other health care professionals in effort of overcoming the problem of diagnostic error, including disparities among patients of color.
Additionally, Dr. Pennington serves as Editor in Chief of their consumer health resource www.Skinsight.com. As a voice for health empowerment, she further assists sales efforts by forging relationships amongst health care providers and advertisers.
2000 - 2004Anchor for daily Newsbreak and weekly program Amazing Baby Videos.
Represented the Network in radio, print and television interviews and programs in matters of medical advances, women’s health, nutrition, complementary medicine and obesity management. Hosted weekly radio program distributed nationwide via Sirius and XM Satellite radio.
Wrote and supervised the development of website health content to ensure the accuracy and relevance of medical content appearing on the site. Recruited a Medical Advisory Board.
Provided management and development of all ethics and medical policies for discoveryhealth.com in both editorial and e-commerce content.
Established of medical review standards and system for adherence to government regulatory standards relative to privacy of health information for consumers.