Dr. Kenna Stephenson
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Dr. Kenna Stephenson

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Kenna Stephenson, a native Texan, graduated with honors from The University of Texas at Austin, joining the estimated 3% of children orphaned at birth who hold university degrees. At age 5, she declared her desire to become a physician. As a teen she worked in cotton fields, excelled in fast food, and shortly after her 18th birthday, she eagerly became a certified nurse’s aide. She received her last paycheck in that role on the day that she graduated from medical school! A human artist with an eternal passion for patient care, she thrives on helping others achieve well-being whatever their circumstance. Doctor Kenna has practiced medicine in diverse settings: under tents with the Texas Mission of Mercy, inside a mobile unit traversing East Texas mine fields, and on a Paramount Pictures’ set. She received the Doctor of Medicine degree with Research Honors from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and was selected for a medical student clinical research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Her residency at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center culminated with the Resident’s Resident Award. She is board certified in Family Medicine, a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians, and a member of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Her career has spanned private practice; community/rural medicine, creation of a holistic health center for female veterans, employee health, and academic medicine. A founding member and medical director of Team-5 Medical foundation, she has practiced in underserved areas of Texas, Arizona, Belize, Guatemala, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. Her clinical research encompasses women’s health, preventive medicine, healthy aging, cardiovascular pharmacology, and holistic medicine. Her research has been featured in: Family Practice News, Cardiology News, Ob/Gyn News, Medscape, and WebMD. As the health expert, she created and presented programs for live weekly CBS, NBC television affiliates and local radio. She launched her YouTube channel, Doctor Kenna, in 2021. She currently practices family medicine in Northern Arizona and teaches medical students at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.
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