Dr. James O’Keefe
Dr. James O’Keefe is a native of North Dakota and graduated from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1982. He completed both his cardiovascular fellowship and medicine residency at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and in internal medicine, and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the AHA Council of Clinical Cardiology. Dr. O’Keefe is in clinical practice with Cardiovascular Consultants of the Mid-America Heart Institute and is involved with clinical research. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts, is the lead author on several books, and has contributed chapters to others. He is the director of the Preventive Cardiology Fellowship Program at the Mid America Heart Institute and has been named to several top doctors’ lists regionally and nationally.
Joan O’Keefe, RD
Joan O’Keefe grew up in Walnut Creek, California, in the San Francisco Bay area. At age 27, six months pregnant with her first child, Joan was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Joan’s focus on nutrition and fitness was intensified by this experience. She also felt first hand the healing power of a strong faith, optimism, and a loving and supportive network of family and friends.
Joan does nutrition counseling focusing on weight loss, optimum health and improved athletic performance in adults, teens, and kids. She is passionately engaged in her nutrition counseling and often speaks to schools, teams, families, men’s and women’s organizations, and professional groups. She considers her nutrition counseling a community service and donates all of her earnings to charities.
