About Dr. Tara Tarantino
Dr. Tara Tarantino is a board-certified Family Medicine physician offering personalized, holistic, and preventive primary care for adolescents through seniors. Her approach emphasizes compassionate, patient-centered medicine, focusing on whole-person wellness, long-term health, and meaningful doctor–patient partnerships.
In 2025, Dr. Tarantino founded her independent medical practice, and in 2026 transitioned to the Direct Primary Care (DPC) model. By eliminating insurance-driven barriers, DPC allows for longer appointments, direct access, and evidence-based care tailored to each patient—without the rush of traditional healthcare. This model restores accessibility, continuity, and trust to the practice of medicine.
Dr. Tarantino earned her medical degree from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, completed her internship at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, and her residency at Saint John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens. She is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians and integrates Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) to support comprehensive, whole-person care.
What is a DO?
Doctors of Osteopathy are fully trained, licensed and Board Certified physicians who practice in all areas of Medicine using a whole-person, patient-centered approach to medicine, listening and partnering with their patients to achieve and maintain wellness. The main difference in the training of DOs and MDs is that DOs complete an additional 200 hours of coursework focusing on anatomy and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. This extra training focuses on bones, muscles, and nerves and how they interconnect and affect the body's overall health.
What is the philosophy of Osteopathic Medicine?
Osteopathic medicine is based on the idea that the body, mind, and spirit work as one, the body can heal itself, structure and function are closely connected, and treatment should support these natural relationships to promote health.
