DOCTORS OF INTEREST
TREASURE COAST MEDICAL DIRECTORY
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Treasure Coast Medical Report
DR. RICHARD FOLLWELL
Age: 47
Lives in: Stuart
Occupation: Osteopathic surgeon
Family: Wife, Shannon; son, Matthew,
22; daughter, Chloe, 12; and
of
daughter, Brianna, deceased
Education: Medical School,
University of Health Sciences,
Kansas City, Missouri; residency,
Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis,
Missouri; clinical internship, Capital Region Medical Center,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Hobbies: Fishing, outdoor activities, boating, camping
What inspires me: “Life. A friend of mine once told me,
‘There are thousands of things to see and do on this earth that
God created for us and you are trying to do them all.’”
Something most people don’t know about me: “I was born
and raised on a dairy farm in Zimbabwe, Africa.”
Follwell displays a huge dolphin caught off Stuart. He and his family try to
get out on the ocean to fish at least twice a month.
specializes in bariatric surgery to help obese people lose
weight. “When you have a person who weighs 350 pounds
and they go to 190 pounds, it is extremely satisfying, and
we have great patient outcomes,” Follwell says. “These are
people who were going to die early.”
As a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) for the Martin
Health System, Follwell is affiliated with the Martin Medical
Center, Martin Hospital South and Tradition Medical Center.
“The most difficult thing is being away from my family,”
Follwell comments. “I can’t tell you how many birthdays,
Christmases and holidays I have missed.” When the family
goes out to dinner, he and his wife take two cars in case he is
called to the hospital.
Although being on call one weekend a month, Follwell
and his family try to go fishing two weekends a month. They
have been to the Bahamas in their boat and are going to
Mexico to fish for marlin. The couple also scuba dives, but
not for spearfishing, and once owned a charter fishing boat in
Alabama for several years.
Despite all of the fish the family catches, Follwell says he
really doesn’t eat much fish, occasionally a little tuna, deep
water snapper or swordfish. “I was born in a landlocked >>
ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY
Dr. Treat & Prevent........................57
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CHIROPRACTIC
Ocean Chiropractic & Health Center....70
772.460.9000....OceanChiropracticandHealth.com
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Balanced Wellness Center............57
772.663.2929... balancedwellnesscenter.net
DERMATOLOGY
Indian River Skin & Cancer Center...61
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EYEWEAR/OPTICAL CARE
C.R. Lait Optical & L.W. Vision Care...70
772.465.6616........ crlaitoptical.com
Taylor Creek Optical......................73
772.468.0008... taylorcreekoptical.com
HEARING CARE
Hearing Help Express, Inc.............49
888.847.1189... hearinghelpexpress.com
HOME HEALTHCARE
A Moment’s Notice Healthcare.....53
772.978.9092................ amnhc.com
HOSPITALS
Indian River Medical Center.........67
772.226.4911... IndianRiverMedicalCenter.com
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center.... BC
800.382.3522...LawnwoodMed.com
Martin Health System..................63
772.223.2823....... martinhealth.org
MEDICAL CARE
Diagnostic Radiology Center........71
772.468.7020................... drctc.com
Gulfstream Urology Associates.....57
772.465.2020.... gulfstreamurology.com
Primary Care of the Treasure Coast....51
772.567.6340.........primarydocs.net
MEMORY CARE
Your Life At Stuart........................59
772.248.1314......yourlifestuart.com
OPHTHALMOLOGY
New Vision Eye Center..................47
772.257.8700... newvisioneyecenter.com
OPTICIANS/OPTOMETRISTS
Hillmoor Optical...........................52
772.337.6377... hillmooroptical.com
Treasure Coast Opticians...............52
772.569.4822.......... tcopticians.com
ORTHOPAEDICS
Pro Sports and Elite Rehab...........66
772.978.7808....prosportsanjointcenter.com
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Premier Physical Therapy.............55
772.464.6424....Premier-therapy.com
PLASTIC SURGERY
John M. Sarbak, MD.....................58
772.213.8877............. drsarbak.com
Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery..........69
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SENIOR LIVING
Harbor Chase of Regency Park......65
772.783.9754........harborchase.com
/www.taylorcreekoptical.com
/772.448.4310................DrTreat.com
/772.460.9000....OceanChiropracticandHealth.com
/balancedwellnesscenter.net
/772.562.2929....VeroBeachSkin.com
/crlaitoptical.com
/taylorcreekoptical.com
/hearinghelpexpress.com
/amnhc.com
/IndianRiverMedicalCenter.com
/800.382.3522...LawnwoodMed.com
/martinhealth.org
/drctc.com
/gulfstreamurology.com
/772.567.6340.........primarydocs.net
/772.248.1314......yourlifestuart.com
/newvisioneyecenter.com
/hillmooroptical.com
/tcopticians.com
/772.978.7808....prosportsanjointcenter.com
/772.464.6424....Premier-therapy.com
/drsarbak.com
/772.234.3700.....oceandriveplasticsurgery.com
/772.783.9754........harborchase.com