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Kripalu's Preventing-Reversing heart Disease Program


Mark C. Pettus M.D., FACP, ABHM
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School


Dr. Pettus on ABC's Good Morning America
 

www.kripalu.org/presenter/V0003502/institute%20for%20integrated%20healing




Dr. Mark Pettus is a board certified Internist and Nephrologist practicing for over 20 years.  He received his A.B. from Boston University and his M.D. from the University of Massachusetts Medical School.  His postdoctoral training was at Harvard Medical School.  He completed his renal fellowship at The Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  Dr. Pettus is also an alumnus of The Advanced Program for Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and Mediation at The Harvard School of Public Health and is also board certified in Holistic Medicine. 

He is former Chief of Staff, Associate Chair of the Department of Medicine and is the Director of Ambulatory Medical Education for the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at Berkshire Medical Center. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.  He is the former the Medical Director of The Kripalu Institute for Integrated Healing.  He is the author of two books, The Savvy Patient: The Ultimate Advocate For Quality Health Care and It’s All in Your Head: Change Your Mind, Change Your Health.
 
Dr. Pettus is now serving as Chief of Medicine at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY 
 
Dr. Pettus speaks nationally and has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, The 700 Club. Good Day NY, Geraldo Rivera, PBS and is a regular guest on WAMC’s Northeast Public Radio.

Dr. Pettus is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Integrative-Holistic Medicine

A.B., magna cum laude, Boston University

M.D. University of Massachusetts Medical School

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine
Mount Auburn Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Clinical and Research Fellowship
Renal Division
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Alumnus of The Advanced Program in Health
Care, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Harvard School of Public Health

Former Moderator (lay leader) and Deacon South Congregational Church

Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine

Board Certification, ABIM, Subspecialty in Nephrology

Board Certification, ABIHM in Holistic Medicine

Licensed by The New England Society for Clinical Hypnosis

Massachusetts Medical Society Community Clinician of the Year

Recognized for teaching excellence by residents in Internal Medicine

Consumer Health Research Council’s America’s Top Physicians in Internal Medicine and Nephrology

Recognized by the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center for Compassionate Caregiving in 2003

Area Health Education Council (AHEC) Clinician of the Year 2005

Fellow, American College of Physicians

Dr. Mark Pettus' 2012 workshops at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Dr. Pettus describes the 2012 Kripalu Program Reversing Heart Disease that he will be doing with John Bagnulo PhD.

Dr. Mark Pettus
Chariman, Department of medicine
St. Peter's Hospital
Albany, NY 12208
Office: 518-525-1070
Fax: 518-525-1759
mpettus@sphcs.org