Dr. Colleen Ann Devinney D.O.

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Get to know Family Practitioner Dr. Colleen A. Devinney, who serves the population of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Colleen A. Devinney, DO, is a Family Practitioner at Family Practice Associates of Upper Dublin and is affiliated with Abington Memorial Hospital. Dr. Colleen A. Devinney is a highly experienced physician, having been in practice for more than 26 years. Her medical career began in 1991 when she gained the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After an internship at Sacred Heart Hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania, she completed residencies at the Medical Center of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, and at St. Margaret Memorial Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has practiced at the same location in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, for more than 23 years. Dr. Devinney is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and provides expert diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of conditions and for patients of all ages. Conditions treated by her include hypertension, diabetes, asthma, bronchitis, allergies, anxiety, depression, obesity, and a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. She also provides a comprehensive range of medical checks and examinations from newborn through Medicare Wellness, and is renowned across Pennsylvania and beyond as a specialist in nutrition and exercise therapy. Alongside her expertise as a family medicine physician, Dr. Devinney is also an experienced holistic medicine practitioner, and she is a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. Family medicine is the medical specialty which provides continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and family. It is a specialty in breadth that integrates biological, clinical and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system, as well as every disease entity.

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