Doylestown Health Primary Care is proud to welcome Genevieve-Marie Santayana, DO, to its team of experts at the Shady Retreat location.
Doylestown Health Primary Care providers tailor treatment to each patient’s needs. Our providers offer preventive care, healthy lifestyle education and compassionate treatment of illness for all members of the family.
GENEVIEVE SANTAYANA, DO
A board-certified family medicine physician, Dr. Santayana earned her medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency at Jefferson Health – Northeast in Philadelphia and her geriatric fellowship at Abington – Jefferson Health in Abington, PA. The state also approves her to certify patients with serious conditions for medical marijuana use.
Experience
As a child, Dr. Santayana knew she wanted to go into medicine. Her first job as a teenager was working in a nursing home in Connecticut. She’s come a long way since then and has fulfilled her dream. As part of her geriatric (medical care for older adults) fellowship, she learned to evaluate and treat dementia and geriatric syndromes. She hopes to share her specialized knowledge with patients and associates in her first position as an attending physician at Shady Retreat.
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Geriatrics Society, the Pennsylvania Medical Directors Association
Philosophy of Care
“I feel like it’s so important to treat the patient and not the numbers (from labs and diagnostic imaging). A lot of times, providers miss what the patient is saying because too much attention is paid to the numbers,” Dr. Santayana says. “I am proud of the way I connect with my patients in that they feel comfortable and heard with me. My job is to be my patients’ advocate. So when patients feel heard, it develops a greater patient-physician relationship and leads to better outcomes in care.”
Doylestown Health Primary Care clinicians can help you and your family reach your health and wellness goals. Our new providers are accepting new patients.
Shady Retreat Location
708 North Shady Retreat Road
Suite 5
Doylestown, PA 18901
Appointments: 215.348.5888
Hours of Operation:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
- Wednesday: 10 am to 8 pm
- Friday: 7 am to 2 pm
About Doylestown Health
Doylestown Health is a comprehensive healthcare system of inpatient, outpatient, and wellness education services connected to meet the health needs of the local and regional community. The flagship of Doylestown Health is Doylestown Hospital, a not-for-profit, community teaching hospital with 242 beds and a medical staff of more than 600 providers who deliver the highest quality care in over 50 specialties. Renowned locally, regionally, and nationally, Doylestown Hospital provides superior healthcare and offers advanced surgical procedures, innovative medical treatments, and comprehensive specialty services. Now in its 100th year of service in central Bucks County, Doylestown Hospital is proud to educate and train the next generation of physicians through its family medicine residency program. Consistently ranked among the best hospitals in Pennsylvania and distinguished in both infection prevention and patient experience, Doylestown Hospital is the only hospital in Pennsylvania to achieve 17 consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Learn more at doylestownhealth.org.
About Primary Care
Our board-certified Doylestown Health Primary Care physicians provide preventive healthcare, healthy lifestyle education and compassionate treatment of illness for all members of the family. As a partner in health, we strive to meet the unique needs of each patient, with referrals and patient advocacy if the care of a specialist becomes necessary.
