Tawanna King, MD
My specialties:
- Family medicine
Professional interests:
- Chronic disease prevention and management
- Adult annual exams
- Annual well child exams
- Women's health
- Acute illness and injury care
- Diabetes management
- High blood pressure management
- Virtual visits
Practice philosophy: My practice philosophy is to develop relationships with patients and community.
If you weren't a health care provider, what would you be? A forensic DNA analyst.
Why did you become a provider? When did you know this was the career for you? I enjoy science and understanding how the body and health condition work. I've known it was the career for me, since my freshman year of high school, when I started a CNA program.
What is something you have learned from your patients? Patients enjoy when I take time to listen to them and get to know them as individuals.
What is your personal health goal? Consistency.
What is the best thing you've done for your health or the best health advice you've received? Improve my sleep.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Family medicine
Personal interests
- Hiking
- Traveling
- Trying new things
- Walking
- Watching tennis
Educational institutions
- University of Central Florida
- University of South Florida COM
Memberships
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- VA Academy of Family Physicians (VAFP)
Current licenses and certifications
- ACLS
- BLS
- Family Medicine
Internships
- Family Medicine. St. Petersburg, FL
Residencies
- Family Medicine. St. Petersburg, FL
Years of experience
- 12
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)