Dr. Bettina Schutzbach, MD
Family Medicine
Dr. Bettina D Schutzbach, MD is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician in the Lakewood Ranch- Sarasota area. She has over 10 years of experience in primary care, urgent care, inpatient and outpatient medicine. She completed her Family Medicine residency at Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina, where she was Co-Chief Resident in 2017. Prior to this, she graduated with High Honors from Ross University School of Medicine in 2014. Medical school clerkships were completed in Miami (Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Health System and Cleveland Clinic Westin FL), Chicago (Saint Anthony’s Hospital) and Detroit (Pontiac General Hospital). Dr Schutzbach, previously Dr. Rodriguez, is from Puerto Rico but grew up in Orlando and went to the University of Central Florida for her bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Microbiology. Dr. Schutzbach is bilingual and speaks both English and Spanish.
Dr Schutzbach worked as lead physician and site director in multiple urgent cares in York and Hanover, Pennsylvania for 2 years prior to moving to Saint Petersburg, Florida, where she did 5 years of primary care. With this experience, Dr. Schutzbach has been practicing team- based, patient- centered care. Dr. Schutzbach prides herself on listening and getting to know her patients, to create a care plan that works. We want to keep you well and feeling your best!
Dr. Bettina Schutzbach is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She is also a member of the American Medical Association. She is trained in medical procedures including some joint injections, skin biopsies, nail avulsions, laceration repair, neurotoxin (Botox) injections, and hormone replacement and pellet therapy.
When not practicing medicine, Dr. Schutzbach enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband, Dr. Brian Schutzbach and their two young sons. She enjoys reading, cooking healthy meals for her family and crafting as well as working out and has recently taken up golf.
Dr Schutzbach worked as lead physician and site director in multiple urgent cares in York and Hanover, Pennsylvania for 2 years prior to moving to Saint Petersburg, Florida, where she did 5 years of primary care. With this experience, Dr. Schutzbach has been practicing team- based, patient- centered care. Dr. Schutzbach prides herself on listening and getting to know her patients, to create a care plan that works. We want to keep you well and feeling your best!
Dr. Bettina Schutzbach is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She is also a member of the American Medical Association. She is trained in medical procedures including some joint injections, skin biopsies, nail avulsions, laceration repair, neurotoxin (Botox) injections, and hormone replacement and pellet therapy.
When not practicing medicine, Dr. Schutzbach enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband, Dr. Brian Schutzbach and their two young sons. She enjoys reading, cooking healthy meals for her family and crafting as well as working out and has recently taken up golf.