Personal care, rooted in the whole person.
At Gables Health, our mission is to provide the highest standards of medical care in a personalized and professional environment. We care for both men and women, boys and girls.
Our approach
Dr. Peña's holistic approach to each patient, along with her dedication to a root-cause approach to healing, is why patients come to see her. Using an integrative approach and the technologies of advanced functional medicine labs, the focus is to heal from the inside out.
Dr. Peña is certified in NaProTechnology, which provides effective and natural care of gynecologic conditions including infertility. She specializes in menopausal and andropausal syndrome and treats them with herbal or plant-based remedies, including well-studied bio-identical hormone replacement therapy.
She specializes in the treatment of pelvic pain, including pain with sex, vaginal dryness and urinary leakage, and successfully cares for chronic conditions such as endometriosis and recurrent vaginal infections. She is also a leader in testing for cervical cancer risk using genetic tumor marker technology.
Dr. Peña is passionate about preventive care. She offers testing that ranges from the gut microbiome to intracellular nutritional levels to genetic cancer risks. The goal is to prevent chronic disease by addressing the cellular health of the body.
Dr. Christina Peña, MD
Gynecologist, bio-identical hormone, NaProTechnology and functional medicine specialist in Miami, FL. Aware that women’s healthcare is a changing field, Dr. Peña is ready to meet the whole range of medical concerns over the span of a woman’s lifetime.
- Born and raised in Miami
- George Washington University School of MedicineGraduated as president of her class.
- Albert Einstein — Beth Israel Medical Center, NYCInternship training.
- University of TexasOB-GYN residency.
- da Vinci® robotic surgeryFirst female robotic gynecologic surgeon in South Florida, operating in the Baptist and HCA hospital systems.
- Pope Paul VI InstituteCreighton Model Medical Consultant education; NaProTechnology Medical Consultant for complex obstetric and gynecologic conditions, including infertility.
“Women are beautiful, no matter their size or shape. If they feel this way, they will project this belief in themselves. This confidence is what really makes a woman beautiful.”
Teaching, media and service
Beyond the exam room, Dr. Peña teaches, mentors and speaks about women’s health.
- Associate Professor, Florida International University School of Medicine; mentor to nurse practitioners and medical students
- Medical correspondent for Telemundo, Univision and NPR
- Former Board of Trustees member and current Medical Advisor, Heartbeat of Miami Pregnancy Crisis Centers
- Medical physician in the Abortion Pill Reversal Network
- Member and president of multiple medical committees
Meet Dr. Peña
Highlights from her interview with CanvasRebel. Read the full article
Was there a defining moment in your career?
During a clinical rotation in medical school, a patient pregnant with twins who shared a placenta lost one baby in her second trimester. She had to decide when to deliver the surviving baby — too early and the baby might not survive, too late and she risked losing both. She looked me in the eyes and asked, “What should I do?” All that came to me was that this was a question for God. In that moment it became clear: in this field I would be forced to find time for Him every day, to know what He wants of me and for those He is using me to serve. That is when I decided to become an obstetrician-gynecologist.
What do you do, in your own words?
I am a medical doctor whose goal is not to treat symptoms but to find and treat the underlying cause. I have always been a naturalist and have never been a fan of medications with long lists of side effects. Functional medicine gives me a root-cause approach with specialized labs that find what traditional labs often miss. NaProTechnology is specific to gynecologic health, with enormous benefit for menstrual disorders and infertility. Discovering the root cause of infertility allows patients to get pregnant naturally — and repeatedly, if desired — without extreme hormonal protocols or risking their life savings.
Would you choose the same profession again?
Yes. I would probably cry if I had to do it all over again — it was hard on so many levels — but I would find the strength. I truly believe I didn’t choose this career; God chose it for me. That purpose will never change.
How have you built such a strong reputation?
Every patient I care for is unique. Taking the time to treat each one as a whole, with the detail a proper workup needs, matters. One-to-one care — and patients referring their loved ones by word of mouth — means more than any marketing one can hire.
Come see why patients love Dr. Peña.
New and returning patients are welcome. Call the office or send a request and we will get back to you within one business day.