Dr. Emily Holt, DO
Dr. Emily Holt is a board-certified family physician at Poppy Direct Care in New Orleans.
She has deep roots in the city, having served New Orleans before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. She started as an EMT with the city's Emergency Medical Services before she went to medical school. Once she became a physician, she provided comprehensive family medicine for all ages at St. Thomas Community Health Center. She then served as interim Assistant Medical Director of Tulane Campus Health, where her work with the Eating Concerns Team sparked a lasting interest in the needs of young adults.
At Poppy Direct Care, Dr. Holt is bringing back the traditional doctor-patient relationship through personalized, unhurried care. She calls herself a "comprehensivist," someone who enjoys digging into a patient's symptoms to understand why they're happening and working through solutions together. Her practice is rooted in proactive, whole-body wellness, including sexual and reproductive health. She especially loves getting to know her patients' stories along the way.