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Kirksak J. Poonkasem, MD
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Podcasts
What is Integrative Medicine?
April 20, 2022Dr. Poonkasem leads a discussion explaining the key focuses in integrative medicine.
Lifestyle and Heart Health
February 24, 2021Dr. Kirksak Jay Poonkasem explains how your lifestyle influences and choices impact your heart health.
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Affiliations
- BayCare Alliant Hospital
- Mease Countryside Hospital
- Mease Dunedin Hospital
- Morton Plant Hospital
- Morton Plant North Bay
- BayCare Physician Partners ACO
- BayCare Physician Partners
- BayCare Medical Group
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Board Certifications
- AB Family Medicine - Family Medicine|AB Family Medicine (Hospice & Palliative Medicine)
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Gender
- Male
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Doctor Bio
- Dr. Kirksak “Jay” Poonkasem specializes in integrative medicine, as part of BayCare Medical Group. Dr. Jay’s integrative medicine program focuses on the individual needs of patients by helping them improve their nutrition, fitness and mental wellness. Some of the services which may be offered include, medical acupuncture, auriculotherapy, cupping, coaching, healing touch and stress management (Heart Math, breathwork, meditation). Dr. Jay earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He then completed a family medicine residency at the University of South Florida/Morton Plant Mease Family Medicine Residency Program in Clearwater, Florida. He continued his medical education with a fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Additionally, Dr. Jay is board certified in family medicine, integrative medicine, lifestyle medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. His greatest passion lies with lifestyle medicine, medical acupuncture and integrative medicine. He has seen firsthand the long-term implications of poor lifestyle choices, while working within the hospice care industry. Many of those choices lead to numerous chronic diseases. Dr. Jay believes in an integrative approach to health and wellness, taking into account the mind, body and spiritual connection, and getting back to the basics of nutrition, sleep, exercise and other modalities to rebuild health through lifestyle modifications. In addition to his medical board certifications, Dr. Jay is certified in massage therapy and as a personal trainer/corrective exercise specialist. He’s a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Florida Medical Association. Please note that integrative medicine services that he provides are only available for a fee, no insurance plans are accepted.
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Languages
- English
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Residency
- USF/Morton Plant Family Practice Residency
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Specialties
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine|Family Medicine|Integrative Medicine
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Education
- USF/Morton Plant Family Practice Residency
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Arizona Health Sciences Center
University Of Florida
- USF/Morton Plant Family Practice Residency
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Doctor Locations
BMG Palliative Care West - MPH
300 Pinellas St
MS44
Clearwater,
FL
33756
Phone: (727) 746-1821
Integrative Medicine at PTAK
430 Morton Plant St
Ste 400
Clearwater,
FL
33756
Phone: (727) 461-8300