Dr. Amy Doneen is a pioneer of arterial health prevention. As an Arteriology expert, co-founder of BaleDoneen Method and founder and Medical Director of The Prevention Center, she's more than experienced. She's passionate about uncovering the root causes for each patient and making their lives better.
Amy co-founded the BaleDoneen Method in 1999 with Bradley Bale, MD, driven by a shared frustration that standard care wasn’t doing enough to prevent heart attacks.
BaleDoneen is a science-based, medically proven approach designed to both prevent and reverse heart attacks, strokes, and other chronic conditions, including type 2 diabetes, dementia, kidney disease, and erectile dysfunction.Peer-reviewed, patient-proven, and grounded in decades of clinical application.
Dr. Amy Doneen’s work extends beyond the clinic into clinician education, research, and speaking focused on prevention. Based in the Pacific Northwest, she collaborates with healthcare providers, organizations, and patients across the U.S. and globally to advance earlier detection and more effective prevention of chronic disease. Through training and education, her work helps bring proven prevention strategies into everyday clinical practice.
Dr. Amy Doneen has been lecturing on prevention and arterial health since 2001, educating audiences across the U.S. and internationally. She regularly contributes to public media—including TV, podcasts, and print—with a focus on advancing awareness, particularly in women’s cardiovascular health.
Dr. Doneen is co-author of Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain and Beat the Heart Attack Gene, both focused on preventing heart attacks, strokes, and related chronic conditions through early detection and targeted care. Her work translates the BaleDoneen Method into practical guidance, helping patients and providers better understand risk and take action.
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At The Prevention Center in Spokane, Washington, Dr. Doneen works alongside a team of medical providers to deliver personalized, prevention-focused care. The center also serves as a training site for clinicians and medical students learning the BaleDoneen Method, supporting the next generation of prevention-focused care.
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Dr. Amy Doneen shares why cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline are deeply connected—especially for women. In this free recorded webinar, she explores the growing link between heart health, Alzheimer’s risk, and prevention-focused care to help women improve both their health span and quality of life through earlier detection and personalized prevention.
On The Ed Mylett Show, Dr. Amy Doneen explains why heart and brain health both depend on maintaining healthy arteries. Drawing from more than 20 years of prevention research, she shares how early detection and personalized care can help reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, and dementia before symptoms appear.
In this free webinar, Dr. Amy Doneen explores the unique risks women face when it comes to heart disease, stroke, and cognitive decline. Learn how prevention-focused care, advanced vascular testing, and early intervention can help women protect both heart and brain health long before symptoms appear.
Dr. Amy Doneen and Dr. Bradley Bale explain the science behind the BaleDoneen Method®—a prevention-focused approach that looks beyond traditional risk factors to uncover the hidden causes of heart attack, stroke, and cognitive decline. Discover how identifying and treating arterial inflammation early can help change the course of cardiovascular health before symptoms ever appear.
Doneen, Amy Lynn, Bale, Bradley Field, Vigerust, David John (2020)
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. May 22 2020
Cheng, H.G., B.S. Patel, S.S. Martin, M. Blaha, A. Doneen, B.Bale and S.R. Jones (2016).
Archives of Medical Science 12(4):728-735.
Feng, D., Esperat, M. C., Doneen, A. L., Bale, B., Song, H., & Green, A. E. (2015).
J Cardiovasc Nurs, 30(4), 281-291.
Bale, B. F., Doneen, A.L., Drueding, R., &Charland, S.L. (2006).
Atherosclerosis, 7(3), 161.
Doneen, A. L., Bale, B. F., Charland, S. L., & Smith, T.F. (2006).
Atherosclerosis, 7(3), 324.
