Dr. Sarah Marino doesn’t just treat symptoms; she treats people. She transitioned from hospital medicine into direct primary care (DPC) so she could offer something too many patients go without: time, access, and transparency.
Her model guarantees next-day availability for urgent needs, HIPAA-compliant direct texting, and longer visits—an hour for the first, then 30 minutes each time after. It's membership-based care that feels personal, with a clear menu of services, no surprise lab bills, and prices lower than insurance. For her, it’s about putting the power back in patients’ hands.
The healthcare system is frustrating, inflated, and lacking in transparency, so she built something better. Her care is grounded in four pillars: nutrition, mental health, sleep, and movement. Medications come later, after she’s taken the time to really understand what’s going on.
Based in Dripping Springs, her mission is simple: to support longevity and well-being without turning into a prescription machine.
To learn more about Dr. Sarah Marino’s Dripping Springs Direct Primary Care
Follow Dr. Marino on Instagram @marinomedica
ABOUT MEET THE DOCTOR
The purpose of the Meet the Doctor podcast is simple. We want you to get to know your doctor before meeting them in person because you’re making a life changing decision and time is scarce. The more you can learn about who your doctor is before you meet them, the better that first meeting will be.
When you head into an important appointment more informed and better educated, you are able to have a richer, more specific conversation about the procedures and treatments you’re interested in. There’s no substitute for an in-person appointment, but we hope this comes close.
Meet The Doctor is a production of The Axis.
Made with love in Austin, Texas.
Are you a doctor or do you know a doctor who’d like to be on the Meet the Doctor podcast? Book a free 30 minute recording session at meetthedoctorpodcast.com.
Host: Eva Sheie
Assistant Producers: Mary Ellen Clarkson & Hannah Burkhart
Engineering: Daniel Croeser and Spencer Clarkson
Theme music: A Grace Sufficient by JOYSPRING
