About Us
Samuel D. Blackwell
MD
In his family medical practice, Peak Family Medicine, Dr. Blackwell would often meet people who suffered from the negative physical and emotional effects of excess weight and obesity. Unfortunately, the constraints of private medical practice did not allow for the type of ongoing, programmatic intervention necessary for sustained weight-loss success. Dr. Blackwell founded Peak Nutrition and Weight Loss Clinic, PA in Spring 2007 to address the need for a medically-supervised program to help patients lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Peak Nutrition and Weightloss Clinic combines the services of a registered dietician with medical supervision and guidance on appropriate exercise to help patients achieve and maintain their weight loss objectives.
Dr. Blackwell is a graduate of University of Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency training at Duke University Medical Center. He has been in private practice since 1990. He is a Board Certified Bariatric Physician, which is a licensed doctor who has specialization in the medical treatment of overweight, obesity and related conditions.
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Danielle Braxton
MPH, RD, LDN
Danielle earned her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a Concentration in Nutrition from North Carolina State University in December 2004 and her Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in August 2008. She completed her Dietetic Internship at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. She currently works full-time at The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention as a Project Manager. Danielle values a holistic approach to health care and has a passion for working with clients to help them meet their nutritional and weight loss goals.
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Kari Kennedy
RD, LDN
Kari graduated from North Dakota State University with a double major in dietetics and sociology in December of 2005. She then completed her dietetic internship at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, learning first hand how weight influences overall health and wellness. She has helped patients come off blood pressure and diabetic medications after significant weight loss.
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Celena Evans
Celena graduated with a double major in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology from the University of Akron in Ohio and attended West Virginia University for a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. She found her passion for dietetics while working with the clients at PeAk Nutrition and plans to pursue a Master's in dietetics. Not only is she the program director, providing information and support to clients and staff, but she is also a continuing success story due to losing 47 pounds while on the program. She conducts the free information sessions and assists with questions and concerns to those inquiring about the program and those that are currently enrolled.
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Christine Naughton
MS, RD, LDN
Christine earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. She prefers working with patients in an outpatient setting and strongly supports the Team approach to successful weight loss and weight management.
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Christine
Christine earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. She prefers working with patients in an outpatient setting and strongly supports the Team approach to successful weight loss and weight management.