Annie McKenna, MS, RDN, LDN

Annie McKenna, MS, RDN, LDN, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and adjunct faculty member at Franciscan University of Steubenville with over 20 years of experience in pediatric, family, and adult wellness. After earning her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Rush University, she specialized in complex pediatric care at top-tier institutions, including The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Eventually, Annie and her husband, Kyle, moved south to Emory University. In 2006, she moved to Pittsburgh, PA, where she remained a full-time mother and Catholic home education advocate. She organized many Catholic home education co-ops and developed a vocation Bible school- Maranatha, Come Lord Jesus. By the grace of God, she and her family moved to Steubenville, Ohio, in 2014, where her husband is a Professor of Biology at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Today, Annie balances academic teaching with private practice, where she uses her perspective as a mother of six to offer practical, real-world nutrition coaching.
Clinical Expertise & Specializations–
Family & Women’s Health: Expertise in fertility, pregnancy, natural family planning (NFP), and wellness for the mature woman.
Weight Management & GLP-1 Support: Annie provides essential nutritional guidance for clients seeking weight loss. For those clients utilizing GLP-1 medications, Annie assists in managing side effects and building sustainable lifestyle habits to ensure long-term weight maintenance.
Longevity Living & Healthy Aging: Offers longevity living coaching to help clients optimize their health span, boost vitality, and support long-term wellness.
Adolescent Support: Guidance for disordered eating recovery and Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA).
Infant & Youth Nutrition: Specialized care for breastfeeding, growth failure, picky eating, and pediatric weight management.

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Montana,  North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, South Carolina

Now Accepting Self-Pay Patients in Alaska, New Jersey, and Delaware

New Jersey and Alaska and Delaware Patients: All services are billed to patients using self-pay rates. Insurance billing will become available later in 2025.
 
This provider does not participate with any State Medicaid Plans at this time; Medicaid patients may still schedule with self-pay rates.

Provider is approved for TRICARE Select non-network certification effective 2025 date below. For TRICARE East beneficiaries, services rendered to patients located in the following TRICARE East Region states are included under this certification, provided the rendering provider holds an active and unrestricted professional license in the patient’s state at the time services are rendered: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Certain ZIP code carveout areas in Arkansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin may also remain within the TRICARE East Region

BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, Aetna, ProviDrs Care

If this clinician is licensed in your state they are able to accept your insurance if you are insured by any one of the following:
Archdioceses of Denver, Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, Catholic Diocese Of Wichita, Kansas, Christ in the City, Christendom College, Christian Brothers Ministry Services Plan, Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida, Dyna Parts, EWTN, Hallow, Medi-Share, Reta Trust-Kaiser (NFP only), Reta Trust-Blue Shield (telehealth)

Tricare: Effective Jan 1, 2025, Tricare has switched region allocation for several states. We are currently re-evaluating each of our provider's certification status for Tricare Select and will update profiles as we have confirmed status. Please check back for updates.

Services deemed medically necessary by a physician at MyCatholicDoctor may be covered by your insurance. Network coverage is determined by your referring physician’s participation. All other services are eligible for our Self-Pay Discounted Rates.

• Pediatrics
• infancy/lactation
• growth/failure to thrive
• picky eating (Division of Responsibility)/Family nutrition
• weight management
• adolescent nutrition
• functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA)
• prenatal/fertility nutrition
• pregnancy
• gestational diabetes
• peri/menopausal nutrition.
• Nutrition coaching focused on general wellness and prevention of chronic disease (prediabetes)