Shawna King, DO received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from The University of California, Irvine. After taking a few years off to start a family, she returned to school and started her post- baccalaureate education at The University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. In 2009 she and her family moved to the Tampa area. She received her medical degree from LECOM, Bradenton. During medical school, she fell in love with the Tampa area and decided to make it home. She completed her Internship and Residency in Family Medicine with special areas of concentration in Emergency Medicine and Inpatient Medicine right here in St Petersburg at Bayfront Medical Center.

Dr King has a medical degree in Osteopathic Medicine which carries a special emphasis on taking a holistic approach and treating the person, not the disease.

When she’s not at work, you may find her cheering on one of her boys at the local high school or spending time with her husband, parents or taking a jog with her yellow lab, Piper.