Today we’d like to introduce you to Alicia Wooldridge.
Hi Alicia, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Dr. Alicia Wooldridge is an accomplished, professional, and personable physician providing Direct Primary Care services in Lakeland, Florida. With a heart for service and a lifelong calling to care for others, she has built her practice around the belief that healthcare should be personal, accessible, and deeply rooted in relationships. Through world travels and life experience, Dr. Wooldridge saw the need for a higher standard of care—one that moves beyond the rushed, one-size-fits-all approach of traditional medicine. She is committed to helping patients and families thrive through compassionate, faith-informed, family-focused care that emphasizes prevention, access, education, and trust. Known for her kindness, quick wit, dry humor, dedication to her family; Dr. Wooldridge is proud to bring a wide range of thoughtful, patient-centered offerings to the Lakeland community.
Direct Primary Care offers patients a more personal and connected healthcare experience than the traditional model. Instead of rushed appointments and fragmented communication, patients benefit from longer visits, easier access to their physician, a stronger doctor-patient relationship, and care that is tailored to their unique needs. This model supports preventive care, chronic disease management, same-day or next-day access when available, clearer pricing, and a more proactive approach to wellness. For families, it can mean greater continuity, convenience, and peace of mind—exactly the kind of care Dr. Wooldridge felt was important to bring to Lakeland.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Medicine is a long difficult road but Caring for others has been part of who I am for as long as I can remember. From a young age, I knew I was called to serve people in a meaningful way, and medicine gave me the opportunity to combine compassion, knowledge, and purpose. Over time, through world travels and life experiences, that calling became even clearer. I saw firsthand that many people were not receiving the kind of thoughtful, personal care they deserved, and it deepened my desire to practice medicine in a way that truly honors each patient as an individual.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Direct Primary Care offers patients a more personal and connected healthcare experience than the traditional model. Instead of rushed appointments and fragmented communication, patients benefit from longer visits, easier access to their physician, a stronger doctor-patient relationship, and care that is tailored to their unique needs. This model supports preventive care, chronic disease management, same-day or next-day access when available, clearer pricing, and a more proactive approach to wellness. This model also supports the healthcare gap self employed patients, small business owners and patients with high deductible plants often find themselves in .Patients are finding that having insurance does not necessarily equate to access to care!Many small businesses are utilizing DPC as a way to provide their employees with access to affordable, accessible primary care—exactly the kind of care Dr. Wooldridge felt was important to bring to Lakeland.
Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
I am a voracious reader…
I love:
Mark Hyman
Mary Clare Haver
Brene Brown
Jordan Peterson
Henry Cloud
Fiction when I get the time (Andy Weir, Brandon Sanderson, Rebecca Yaros)
Constantly reading medical journals
A few other recent Favs
The power of Quiet, Traction, Necessary Endings
Contact Info:
- Website: https://LakelandMD.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lakelandmd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1M3jpKbqqa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-wooldridge-md-aa6409235
