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Tara Sonnanstine, M.D.
Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Primary Care Sports Medicine
Tampa
4.9
672 Ratings
287 Comments
Dr. Tara Sonnanstine, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She earned a certificate of added qualification in Sports Medicine, furthering her expertise. Her fellowship training took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she closely collaborated with LSU and Southern University student athletes. She provided sideline coverage at the collegiate level for both men’s and women’s sports. Additionally, she served as a team physician for Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
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4.9
672 Ratings
287 Comments
Dr. Tara Sonnanstine, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She earned a certificate of added qualification in Sports Medicine, furthering her expertise. Her fellowship training took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she closely collaborated with LSU and Southern University student athletes. She provided sideline coverage at the collegiate level for both men’s and women’s sports. Additionally, she served as a team physician for Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
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Dr. Tara Sonnanstine, M.D. is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She earned a certificate of added qualification in Sports Medicine, furthering her expertise. She did her fellowship training in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she worked closely with LSU and Southern University student athletes. She provided sideline coverage at the collegiate level for both men’s and women’s sports. She was also a team physician for Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. In addition to sports medicine, she has experience in the fields of primary care, urgent care and concierge medicine.
Dr. Sonnanstine has lectured on sports medicine topics including proper physical exam techniques, acute sports injuries and the use of biologics in sports medicine. She has been involved in concussion and sports nutrition research and is a credentialed ImPACT consultant for concussion treatment.
Dr. Sonnanstine has been an active member of several professional medical organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine. She also serves as gratis faculty for the Tulane University School of Medicine.
For her patients, Dr. Sonnanstine believes in an individualized, comprehensive approach to medical management. She enjoys developing relationships with her patients that allow her to craft a unique nonoperative treatment plan to get her patients back to their active lifestyles. She takes into account her patients’ goals and works with them to achieve success.
In her spare time Dr. Sonnanstine enjoys traveling, hiking, golf, yoga and running. She has completed multiple marathons, a triathlon, scuba diving certification, as well as a yoga teacher training program. She also enjoys watching sports as a spectator and cooking at home with her husband.
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Very professional and detailed.
She was helpful, and appropriately conservative.
She answered all questions, was very patient and knowledgeable. My mother was very pleased with her care!
Dr. Sonnanstine is very patient, knowledgable and thorough.
Dr Sonnanstine is very friendly and performs a thorough examination. She understands patients needs and answers questions clearly as well as provide all treatment options available.
Dr.Sonnanstine was absolutely amazing! Extremely patient, well informed and very knowledgeable. My mom of 72 years was seen by Dr. Sonnanstine as recent as of today 12/12 and she could have not been more pleased and happy with her visit! I’d recommend her in a heartbeat!
Kind, listens, does what she can to help.
Super smart very good bedside manner I liked her
She was wonderful! Very pleasant and I will be sure to refer her to others!
She was a great help to me.