Marco Island Primary-Care Physician Robert Poling, MD, is your primary partner in health and connection to a healthier life.

Board Certification:
Board Certified in Family Medicine

Professional Education:
B.S.: University of Akron, Akron, OH (Biology) – Cum Laude, 1986 – 1990

M.D.: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Rootstown, OH, 1990 – 1994

Residency:
Family Medicine Residency, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 1994 – 1997

Professional Experience:
Emergency Department Physician, Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, OH, 5/96 – 7/97
Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, 7/97 – 4/99
Family Medicine Physician, Metropolitan Family Care, Inc., Columbus, OH, 4/97 – 4/99
Clinical Preceptor, Grant Family Medicine Residency, Columbus, OH, 11/97 – 6/99
Family Medicine Physician, Caswell Family Medical Center, Yanceyville, NC, 7/99 – 12/03
Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC – 8/00 – 5/05
Family Medicine Physician, Yanceyville Family Practice, Yanceyville, NC, 12/03 – 5/05
Department of Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Naples, FL, 6/05 – 5/06
Department of Family Medicine, Medical Surgical Specialists, Marco Island, FL, 5/06 to 5/09
Naples Medical Center, Marco Island, FL, 6/09 – Present

Add’l Areas of Special Interest:
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Preventive Medicine, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, Asthma, Womens Health
Procedures: Joint aspiration/injections, minor surgeries

Professional Society Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Florida Academy of Family Physicians
National Health Service Corp
Collier County Medical Society

Interests:
Rotary Club (President 2004-2005)
Soccer/basketball coach
Running, biking, hiking, camping and reading.

Castle Connelly Winners:
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011