Dr. Carmela Mancini, DO, MPH

My passion for putting my patients first and treating them like family led me to learn more about the innovative healthcare model called Direct Primary Care. Direct Primary Care allows me to be that old-fashioned doctor we all once had and wish still existed today. It allows me to be the doctor I trained for years to become, living out my passion of providing high quality, compassionate and personalized care.

Prior to medical school I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Florida State University, after which I received a Masters Degree in Public Health from Emory University. I subsequently went to medical school at Nova Southeastern University and then completed my residency in Internal Medicine at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.

After residency, I moved to the Northshore and worked as a hospitalist for several years.It was during my time as a hospitalist that I realized my idea of being a doctor was no longer possible in the current insurance-driven system.

I wasn’t able to spend the necessary, quality time with my patients; treatment decisions were often based on what insurance dictated and not what I thought was medically appropriate, and worst of all there was the disintegration of the doctor-patient relationship.

This is when I decided I had to do something different and was fortunate to join Dr. Gold at Gold Direct Care. My love for taking care of patients and my passion for practicing medicine has been rejuvenated.

On a personal note, I was raised in Florida and now live in Marblehead along with my husband and two step-sons. I’m also a huge Bruins fan and enjoy cheering for them at both home and away games!