Family Medicine Doctor - San Diego

Find your family medicine physician at Scripps Health

Dr. Mark Shalauta, Family Medicine, Scripps Clinic looking into a young patient's ear during a routine examination. — Dr. Mark Shalauta, Family Medicine, Scripps Clinic

Find your family medicine physician at Scripps Health

Scripps has family medicine physicians at offices conveniently located throughout San Diego County. Focused on both individual care and the family unit, our family medicine doctors are specially trained to provide care for you and your family — from infants and teens to parents and grandparents.

Family medicine at Scripps

Scripps family medicine physicians aim to establish a long-term relationship with you and your family, developing with you as your family grows. They focus on preventive medicine and share a goal of keeping you and your loved ones healthy.

What is family medicine?

While they focus on prevention, family medicine physicians have the expertise and training needed to diagnose and treat a wide spectrum of medical conditions for people of all ages — from infants to older people.

What do family medicine physicians do?

As a primary care doctor, family medicine physicians provide patients with a personal medical home through which they can receive comprehensive care. In addition to treating acute and chronic conditions, they offer the following services to help you and your family get healthy and stay well:

Preventive screenings
Routine check-ups
Health risk assessments
Immunizations
Personalized counseling on maintaining a healthy lifestyle
Management of chronic conditions, such as diabetes, asthma and high cholesterol
Regular gynecological screenings, such as breast exams and Pap smears
Coordination of referrals to specialists

Some family medicine physicians may specialize or have an interest in men’s health, women's health, geriatric care or sports medicine.

Which Scripps-affiliated medical groups offer family medicine?

Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical Center and Scripps-affiliated medical groups offer family medicine specialists. Affiliated medical groups include Scripps Physicians Medical Group, Mercy Physicians Medical Group and Scripps Mercy Physician Partners.

Where are family medicine doctors located at Scripps?

Scripps has family medicine physicians at locations throughout San Diego from North County to South Bay. At Scripps Clinic and Scripps Coastal Medical Center, our family medicine doctors have early morning, evening and Saturday hours to accommodate your busy schedule. In addition, our doctors offer telemedicine Video Visits if appropriate. Call your physician’s office to find out if this option is appropriate and to schedule your visit.

Scripps Clinic family medicine locations

Scripps Clinic family medicine physicians provide the highest quality care for all ages. Scripps Clinic family medicine doctors are trained at some of the most rigorous programs and offer thorough and comprehensive primary care, focusing on prevention.

You can choose a Scripps Clinic family medicine physician at:

Scripps Coastal Medical Center family medicine locations

Scripps Coastal Medical Center family medicine physicians provide expert, compassionate care for all ages. Our family medicine doctors provide the full scope of primary care and believe in building a partnership with you and involving you in the decision-making process.

You can find a Scripps Coastal Medical Center physician at:

Where can I get same-day care at Scripps?

For patients 5 and older, many providers offer same-day appointments either in person or by Video Visit. Additionally, minor illnesses and injuries can be treated at one of our 14 HealthExpress walk-in clinics. You can also explore our virtual care offerings for same-day care using E-Visits and Video Visits.

Virtual care

For children 5 and older, Virtual Care at Scripps allows you to access a provider using E-Visits and Video Visits, as well as a Symptom Checker, to Get Care Now at your convenience.

Walk-in clinics

Scripps HealthExpress same-day, walk-in clinics provide care for minor illnesses and injuries, as well as select vaccinations, for those 5 and older seven days a week, Monday - Friday, 7 am - 9 pm, and Saturday and Sundays, 8 am - 5 pm.

Scripps HealthExpress Carmel Valley and Rancho Bernardo also offer pediatric walk-in care for infants, toddlers and teens ages 3 months through 17 years. They are open evenings Monday through Friday and on weekends.

Urgent care

When you have a more serious illness or injury, but not serious enough for the emergency room, our three urgent care centers are available, including a 24-hour urgent care in La Jolla.

Always go the emergency room when life or limb are at risk. The emergency physicians and staff are ready for any critical situation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

How do I find a family medicine physician?

Choosing a family medicine physician to be your primary care provider is an important decision. Your primary care doctor acts as your personal physician and is usually the first physician you see for any health problem. As the quarterback for your health care, they help you get and stay healthy and coordinate any specialty services. If you’re considering an HMO or managed health care plan, you’ll need to choose a primary care physician.

To help you choose the best primary care physician for you and your family, check our Doctor Finder. Whether you’re looking for a physician who speaks a certain language or has specific expertise in nutrition, women’s health or sports medicine, our Doctor Finder can help.

The Doctor Finder tool can be used to search for a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant by name, specialty, hospital affiliation, gender, language and practice location. Many of our physicians have videos online to help you get to know them.

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How can I get more help?

You can call our physician referral specialists at 800-727-4777 for more information about our doctors, services and classes.

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