Dr. Jennifer Pena, Vice President Mike Pence's personal doctor who raised concerns about disgraced White House physician Ronny Jackson, resigned Friday. ; Information regarding Dr. Jennifer Pena isn’t available on Wikipedia even though she is a famous and renowned doctor of the country. Dr. Peña ended her service to the Army on January 2019. ; Pena’s age is just 39 years old as her 40th birthday is just 5 days shy at the time of this article was written. Current and former coworkers accused Jackson of abusive behavior and professional misconduct in interviews with Democratic staff on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, which sources briefed on the matter say has investigated those episodes as well as the one involving Karen Pence.
She completed an internal medicine internship at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, TX, and an internal medicine residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University in 2004, with degrees in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and Spanish Language and Literature, and was commissioned in the United States Army in 2008 after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She has had several recurring appearances on television as a guest medical commentator for MSNBC, Yahoo Finance, and Jessica Yellin, including recent coverage on the Covid-19 pandemic. Her roles included-Officer in Charge of WHMU’s largest clinic in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Senior Physician, Medical Director at Camp David, and most recently as Physician to the Vice President of the United States.
The physician informed White House officials of being treated unprofessionally, describing a pattern of behavior from Jackson that made the physician "uncomfortable" and even consider resigning from the position. Tester's comments drew the ire of Trump, who continued to support Jackson and excoriated the Montana Democrat for airing the allegations, calling it "very dishonest and sick!" Farah, press secretary for the vice president, said Pence's physician "brought the issue to Mr. Ayers, who appropriately referred the matter to the proper channels.". Dr. Jennifer Pena had raised concerns about Jackson, concerning his medical treatment of Karen Pence last fall. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, said his office received several allegations about Jackson during the confirmation process, including a claim that he "got drunk and wrecked a government vehicle" at a Secret Service party. ambassador resigned in protest of Trump, White House deputy chief of staff to leave, Source: John Bolton pushed out Tom Bossert, Trump replaces McMaster with Fox News analyst, Trump celebrates McCabe firing on Twitter, How to succeed as Trump's communications director, Gary Cohn to resign as WH economic adviser, Trump: Steve Bannon cried when he got fired, Second WH aide resigns after abuse accusations, Ronny Jackson is no longer Trump's doctor, Exclusive: Pence's doctor alerted WH aides about Ronny Jackson concerns last fall. Jennifer Pena is a practicing Internal Medicine doctor in El Paso, TX. Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary, leaves Dirksen Building after a meeting on Capitol Hill with Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on April 24, 2018.