Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh: Shadyside Office Owner verified

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At Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh (DCPP), we’re proud to do things differently. Our physician-owned practice follows the Direct Primary Care (DPC) approach, allowing us to spend all the time and energy necessary to educate patients on their bodies, be there when they need us, and help them to make decisions about their health in which they feel comfortable and confident. Most importantly, we practice preventative care, focusing on testing and lifestyle guidance to help patients be as healthy as possible before they get sick.

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Dr. Natalie Gentile (she/her) is board-certified in both Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She is a proud Pittsburgh native from Mt. Lebanon and is grateful to serve the community through the direct primary care (DPC) model. As an attending physician at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, she saw that the current primary care model in the U.S. lacks continuity, access, and time with patients. Therefore, when she moved back to Pittsburgh, she opened Gentile Family Direct Primary Care, and is now a co-founder, with Dr. Kirsten Lin, of Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh. Dr. G believes in breaking down barriers between community members and their access to the resources they need to strive to live a healthy lifestyle that’s the right fit for them. That inspired her to open in 2023 in Pittsburgh’s East End Rebel Wellness – a lifestyle medicine-oriented wellness space that offers teaching kitchen classes, personal training sessions, group fitness classes and educational workshops, along with an on-demand library of resources.

Dr. Emily Scott (she/her) is a doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with specialties in primary care, sports medicine and preventative medicine. A Pittsburgh native, she grew up in a suburb of Pittsburgh and attended Duquesne University for her undergraduate studies, earning a bachelor's degree in biology and a minor in psychology. She then went on to study medicine at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency in family medicine at the Washington Hospital in Washington, Pennsylvania, and her primary care sports medicine fellowship at the UPMC St. Margaret Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. There she cared for athletes from youth to professional levels at the University of Pittsburgh and Robert Morris University, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Passion, Shaler High School and more. Her passion for family and sports medicine is rooted in helping her patients achieve their functional goals to stay active, happy and healthy!

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