Our fellowship has a wealth of faculty and staff eager to mentor and train the next generation of lifestyle medicine innovators and leaders. Under the outstanding leadership of program director Dr. Brenda Rea, our program has become the model for similar fellowships nationwide.

Program Leadership

Dr. Brenda Rea, MD, DrPH, PT, RDN, FACLM

Dr. Brenda Rea, MD, DrPH, PT, RDN, FACLM

Program Director

Dr. Brenda Rea is the Program Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist Fellowship at Loma Linda University Health. Dr. Rea is a founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and currently serves as Medical Director of Education for the ACLM and Executive Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum.  Lastly, Dr. Rea has a wealth of experience mentoring students and residents in Lifestyle Medicine and is passionate about training a new generation of physicians to use lifestyle medicine to treat the root causes of disease.

Belliny M. Phaeton, MD

Belliny M. Phaeton, MD

Associate Program Director

2023 Graduate

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine and Instructor, Pediatrics
Lead Physician, Lifestyle Medicine Inpatient Consult Service, Loma Linda University Health

Faculty

Sara Johnson, MD, MPH, FACLM

Sara Johnson, MD, MPH, FACLM

Core Faculty
April Wilson, MD, MPH, FACLM

April Wilson, MD, MPH, FACLM

Core Faculty
Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS, FACLM

Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS, FACLM

Core Faculty

Fellow

Reuben R. Plasencia, MD, MBA

Reuben R. Plasencia, MD, MBA

Loma Linda University Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist Fellowship

Universidad de Montemorelos, Facultad de Medicina; Montemorelos, NL, Mexico
HCA/University of Houston, Internal Medicine Residency

Martine Seudeal, MD

Martine Seudeal, MD

Loma Linda University Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist Fellowship

Universidad de Montemorelos, Facultad de Medicina; Montemorelos, NL, Mexico
VBMC Family Practice Residency Program

Alumni

Starla N. Lyles-Mckelvy, DO

Starla N. Lyles-Mckelvy, DO

Loma Linda University Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist Fellowship

2024 Graduate

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Loma Linda University
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Loma Linda University
Associate Medical Director, PHP/IOP Loma Linda University Health Medical Center—Murrieta
Associate Medical Director, Mastering Each New Direction (MEND) Program, Loma Linda University Health Behavioral Medicine Center

Belliny M. Phaeton, MD

Belliny M. Phaeton, MD

Associate Program Director

2023 Graduate

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine and Instructor, Pediatrics
Lead Physician, Lifestyle Medicine Inpatient Consult Service, Loma Linda University Health

Fabienne Saint-Preux, MD

Fabienne Saint-Preux, MD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

2023 Graduate
Interventional Spine, Pain & Lifestyle Physiatrist
Department of Pain Management
Owensboro Health Medical Group
Owensboro, KY

Rachel Annam, MD, MPH

Rachel Annam, MD, MPH

Griffin Hospital Affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine

2022 Graduate
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Rosemarie Florian, MD

Rosemarie Florian, MD

2021 Graduate
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine Department, Loma Linda University Health

Sara Johnson, MD, MPH, FACLM

Sara Johnson, MD, MPH, FACLM

Core Faculty

2020 Graduate
Assistant Director, Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum, American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Westmont College
Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine Department, Loma Linda University Health

Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS, FACLM

Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS, FACLM

Core Faculty

2019 Graduate
Founder of Dr. Lifestyle and Planted Forward

Tonya Cramer, MD, MPH

Tonya Cramer, MD, MPH

Corporate Health and Wellness Medical Director

2018 Graduate