Dr. Maria San Antonio, MD
Family Practitioner
2000 Cypress Crossing Dr A Orlando FL, 32837About
Dr. Maria San Antonio is a family practitioner practicing in Orlando, FL. Dr. San Antonio specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. San Antonio possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine 1996
Board Certification
family medicine
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Treatments
- Glaucoma
- High Cholesterol
- Obesity
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Maria San Antonio, who serves patients in Orlando, Florida.
A board-certified family physician, Dr. San Antonio sees patients at Optum – Hunter’s Creek in Orlando, Florida. She specializes in hypertension, diabetes, COPD, and chronic heart failure.
Optum – Hunter’s Creek offers many in-office services including: same-day appointments for urgent care, 24-hour provider on-call availability, well woman exams, on-site laboratory services, respiratory services, and disease management and education.
Pertaining to her educational pursuits, Dr. San Antonio earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1996, and completed her residency in family medicine at the same educational venue in 1999.
Holding a license to practice medicine in Florida, the doctor is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice family medicine and its sub-specialties.
Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.
As a testament to her success, Dr. San Antonio has been the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award in 2015 and 2018.
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