Dr McKenna is a board member of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, chair of The Access to Care Committee, and Medical Director of the Medical Services Project.
Dr McKenna is one of the cofounders of Healing Hearts Pediatrics. She grew up in Massachusetts and did her undergraduate education at Brown University and went to Medical School at Boston University School of Medicine.
She moved west in 1989 and completed her pediatric residency at University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.
She met and fell in love with her husband in her internship year and they moved to the warmth and sun of Arizona in 1992. She cofounder She and her husband have raised their three children here and have one grandson.
Dr. McKenna loves children and loves having fun with her patients and helping them be at ease.
Dr. McKenna’s passion is access to care. Through advocacy, testifying at the State Capitol as well as in the greater medical community at large, she helped to unfreeze KidsCare in 2016 which has provided insurance for many uninsured children. She was awarded the 2016 Kevin Keogh Community Service Award. She has been recognized nationally and locally with the 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics Special Achievement Award as well as the 2016 Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Achievement Award for her work in advocating for children in Arizona.
Dr. McKenna enjoys spending time with her family, riding her horse, playing with her dogs, skiing and playing golf.
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