Wendy Pecoraro

With over 30 years of experience as a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Wendy’s
approach to medicine is deeply personal. In a world that often feels chaotic, she advocates for a life rooted in simplicity: whole foods, daily movement like Pilates or cycling, mindful living—or as she calls it, “minding your life”—and a profound connection to nature. It was her own
journey toward these goals that sparked her passion for Lifestyle Medicine.
Wendy specializes in environmental medicine, autoimmune health, thyroid function,
cardiovascular and metabolic disease, menopause and how they’re all connected. Her singular focus: helping her patients age strong.
Wendy spent the bulk of her early career in the Emergency Department. After developing the Employee Health Program for Methodist Health System, Wendy transitioned to independent practice in 2016. In 2019, she became a Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, an achievement that inspired her to co-found Element Primary Care in 2020.
Driven by a commitment to health equity, Wendy also founded the non-profit HEAL (Health
Equity in Action League) Omaha in 2022, leading a volunteer team of medical professionals to provide street medicine for the homeless. Having seen the organization take root, she has since passed the torch to ensure its continued growth.
Wendy and her colleagues at Element have a practice grounded in relationship-based care and a commitment to applying the best science we have to help our patients on a path
forward. We seek to create a workplace that prioritizes our family commitments and our
own overall wellbeing. We all, together, aspire to look back on a life well lived.

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