Alanna Hannegraf, DO, has joined the Medical Weight Loss Department as Director of Obesity Medicine and is based out of PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. Additionally, she practices Family Medicine at the Santa Clara Clinic. She is dual board-certified in Obesity Medicine and Family Medicine. She earned her doctor of osteopathic medicine from the Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest. She then completed her residency in family medicine at the Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, N.C., and served on the faculty at Campbell University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also previously served as the chief medical scribe at the Mayo Clinic Health System emergency department. Her passion is evidence-based, body-positive, comprehensive care. She also has interests in behavior and lifestyle change, wellness, personal growth, and maximizing healthspan. When not practicing medicine, Dr. Hannegraf devotes her time to cooking, entertaining, travel, fitness activities, gathering with friends, self-care, continuous personal growth, and her beloved mini schnauzer Lucy.