Janine Bera, MD
Dr.
Janine Bera is the chief medical officer for WellSpace Health, a nonprofit
community health center system that provides comprehensive medical, dental,
behavioral health, and supportive services to more than 100,000 people each
year at 31 locations in Sacramento, Placer, and Amador counties. As CMO, Dr.
Bera leads a vast clinical practice serving our communities’ most vulnerable
residents, including adults and children who live in poverty, are experiencing
homelessness, and/or are uninsured. She is a graduate of the UC Davis Medical
School and its Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency program. Outside of her
professional roles, Dr. Bera is a motivational speaker and active community
leader. She is the incoming President of the American Heart Association,
Sacramento, Past President of the Sacramento Tree Foundation and on the Board
of Directors for the Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Wide Open Walls, and a
senior fellow in American Leadership Forum and a member of the Sacramento
Links, Inc.