David M. Rizzo, D.O.

Dr. David M. Rizzo was born and raised in Yonkers, New York. He earned his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he received honors in neurology. He completed his family medicine residency at St. Barnabas Hospital and Union Hospital in New Jersey and became board certified in family medicine.

In 2001, Dr. Rizzo founded Union Family Medicine, an independent urgent care and family medicine practice in Union, New Jersey. He served as its owner and medical director for 15 years before relocating to Sarasota, Florida.

In 2016, he opened Rizzo Family Medicine, where he continues to serve as physician and medical director. Dr. Rizzo holds attending privileges at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and admitting privileges at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. He also provides physician care at several local skilled nursing facilities and has served as medical director at multiple facilities throughout the Sarasota area.

In 2026, Dr. Rizzo was selected to share his story in an episode of Inside Success TV’s America’s Best Doctors documentary series. His private practice has continued to grow with its affiliation with MDVIP and the addition of Rizzo Aesthetics, which offers peptide therapy and a range of aesthetic treatments for the face and body.

Dr. Rizzo founded Rizzo Family Medicine because he believes healthcare has become increasingly impersonal. Overbooked schedules and growing administrative demands often leave physicians with less time to listen, understand their patients’ concerns, and build meaningful relationships.

“Changes within the healthcare and insurance industries have made it increasingly difficult for primary care physicians to remain independent and spend meaningful time with their patients. Patients become numbers. Schedules are overbooked, and physicians and nurses spend more time looking at computer screens than listening to their patients or looking them in the eye as they speak.

I wanted to restore the personal connection and genuine concern that medicine should provide. Rizzo Family Medicine offers old-fashioned, relationship-based medical care supported by today’s medical knowledge and technology.”

Through his affiliation with MDVIP, Dr. Rizzo can provide additional time, greater accessibility, more personalized attention, and compassionate, knowledgeable care centered on each patient’s individual needs and a stronger focus on prevention and long-term wellness.

“Making healthcare great again means caring for one patient at a time and recognizing that the doctor-patient relationship is sacred. It begins with listening—truly hearing each patient’s concerns, respecting their opinions about their health, and helping them work toward their personal health goals.

It means treating patients like family, not like numbers. My role is not only to address existing health problems but also to help prevent those problems from returning whenever possible.

That means creating individualized care plans, emphasizing prevention, nutrition, healthy lifestyle choices, and appropriate natural approaches while prescribing medication thoughtfully when it is medically necessary.”

— David M. Rizzo, D.O.