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, RD, FACLM

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

Program Director

Dr. Brenda Rea is the Program Director of the Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Family and Preventive Medicine Residency Program and Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist Fellowship. Dr. Rea is a founding member of American College of Lifestyle Medicine and currently serves as Co-Chair of the ACLM Education Committee. In addition, she serves on the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine and is a Trustee for the Ardmore Institute of Health. 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.

Faculty

Sara Johnson, MD, MPH

Sara Johnson, MD, MPH

Core Faculty
April Wilson, MD, MPH

April Wilson, MD, MPH

Core Faculty
Karen R. Studer, MD, MBA, MPH

Karen R. Studer, MD, MBA, MPH

Core Faculty
Rosemarie Florian, MD

Rosemarie Florian, MD

Associate Program Director
Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS

Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS

Core Faculty

Fellow

Fabienne Saint-Preux, MD

Fabienne Saint-Preux, MD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Pain Medicine Fellowship
NYU Langone Health-RUSK Institute of Rehabilitation
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency

Belliny M. Phaeton, MD

Belliny M. Phaeton, MD

Stony Brook University Hospital, NY

Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency

Alumni

Tonya Cramer, MD, MPH

Tonya Cramer, MD, MPH

Corporate Health and Wellness Medical Director

2018 Graduate

Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS

Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS

Core Faculty

2019 Graduate
Founder of Dr. Lifestyle and Planted Forward

Sara Johnson, MD, MPH

Sara Johnson, MD, MPH

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

Rosemarie Florian, MD

Rosemarie Florian, MD

Associate Program Director

2021 Graduate
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine Department, Loma Linda University Health
Director, Lifestyle Medicine Inpatient Consult Service, Loma Linda University Health
Lifestyle Medicine Thread Director, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Lifestyle Medicine Track Director, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

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