Mrs. Mary Carmen Montsko, MD

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Mary Carmen Montsko, who serves patients in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

Dr. Montsko is a family medicine specialist at MaxHealth Primary Care Clinic in Wesley Chapel, Florida. She is a part of a network of doctors, nurse practitioners, and healthcare specialists who provide outstanding care to patients with Medicare. 

With over three decades of experience, her clinical and research interests include preventative medicine, outpatient care, women’s health, and elderly care.

“At MaxHealth, we are dedicated to simplifying healthcare and ensuring healthier futures. Founded in 2015, we are a leading primary care platform focused on providing high quality, integrated care to adults and senior patients throughout Florida. Our 70,000+ value-based care patients are supported by a 530-member team that includes 100+ primary care providers and 30+ specialists across more than 55 owned clinics and 30 affiliated clinics” as stated on their website. 

Back in the early days of her academic career, Dr. Montsko graduated with her medical degree from the Central University of Venezuela School of Medicine in 1994. She then relocated to the United States, performing her residency in family medicine at the University of South Florida Morsani (Morton Plant Mease Health Care) in 2006.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

Involved in a lot of nonprofit and volunteer work, Dr. Montsko also enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking, as well as arts and crafts. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

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