Tavia “Tita” Pena
MD, MPH
Physician
Smyrna
I’m passionate about advancing health equity through women’s healthcare. My goal is to empower women with education, connect them with the resources they need, and ensure every patient has access to compassionate, high-quality care.
Surgical Specialties:
- da Vinci® Surgical System–trained
- Hysteroscopy
- Salpingectomy
- Hysterectomy
- In-office gynecological procedures
Clinical Focus: PCOS/PMOS; menopause; high-risk pregnancies; minimally invasive gynecological surgery
Dr. Tavia “Tita” González Peña is an OB/GYN serving patients at Diana Health in Smyrna, Tennessee. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, with minors in French and Biology, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead-Cain Scholar. She went on to earn both her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where she also completed her OB/GYN residency in 2026.
Dr. González Peña is passionate about the intersection of women’s health and health equity. During her training, she spent a year in Peru’s Sacred Valley working with and training community health workers and was involved in a student-run free clinic and the development of a medical Spanish curriculum. She believes every woman deserves access to compassionate, equitable, high-quality care and is committed to helping patients navigate the healthcare system, feel empowered through education, and make confident decisions about their health. Her clinical interests include PCOS/PMOS, menopause, high-risk pregnancies, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
Born in Mexico City and raised in Dallas, Texas, Dr. González Peña is fluent in Spanish and French. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking and exploring national parks (she’s visited 20!), satisfying her sweet tooth, and teaching her two daughters Spanish. She and her husband, a pediatric surgery fellow, also stay busy with their two daughters and two dogs.
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