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I’m a board-certified family physician and the founder of AnswersMD, a concierge primary-care practice with offices in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Boca Raton, and of ChildMD, concierge pediatrics in Tampa Bay. I keep my patient panel intentionally small so appointments run as long as they need to, and my members reach me directly on my cell.
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