Mark Pettus, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Mark Pettus is a triple-board certified Internist, Nephrologist, and Integrative Medicine physician practicing for over 30 years.  He received his A.B. from Boston University and his M.D. from the University of Massachusetts Chan 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.

Dr. Pettus currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for Preventia Group and Chief Innovation Officer for Novolux, a virtual window lighting solutions company. He is the former Director of Medical Education, Wellness and Population Health at Berkshire Health Systems in western Massachusetts. In addition, he is the former Associate Dean of Medical Education at The University of Massachusetts Medical School.  In that capacity he directed undergraduate and graduate medical education at Berkshire Health Systems, a major affiliate of the medical school.  He served as the physician lead for population health initiatives for western Massachusetts.  He is former President of the BOD for the National Wellness Institute. He holds a faculty position as Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.   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 and has many clinical publications. 

He serves on the teaching faculty at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in D.C. and The Meditation Institute in Averill Park NY. Dr. Pettus has appeared on numerous TV and Radio venues nationally including the 700 Club, Good Morning America, NPR and PBS. His podcast, The Health Edge is heard by people all over the world.