Ira Pearlstine, MD

Dr. Ira Pearlstine was born and raised in South Carolina and received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

He moved to St. Petersburg to complete his Family Practice residency at the University of South Florida through Bayfront Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident.

Dr. Pearlstine has been practicing medicine on the Treasure Coast since 1987. In 1989, he started the Family Practice division of the Heart and Family Health Institute.

He has been board certified since 1987 and continues to maintain certification. He values getting to know his patients and their families, understanding how they feel about their jobs, community, and how they react to illness or pain.

As insurance company demands increasingly made it impossible to maintain quality preventative care in a personalized environment, he made the decision to listen to his patients and make a change.

Dr. Pearlstine has been actively involved at the state level as a past board member of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, and locally as board member and past chairman of St. Lucie Medical Center.

In 2005, he received the prestigious Legacy Tribute Award for outstanding leadership and exemplary clinical skills. He is passionate about teaching and has taught medical students from Florida State University for eight years.

Dr. Pearlstine has lectured nationally on advanced lipid management and hypertension for 15 years. He has two daughters and lives in Palm City with his wife and two King Charles Cavalier Spaniels.