Meet
Dr. Marie
Dr. Marie Jean-Baptiste, DO, MA
Pediatrician. Bioethicist.
The doctor who shows up — literally.
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Pediatrician
The Making of a Physician
38,000 hours.
One focus.
Here's what it actually takes to earn the right to care for your child.
Cellular biology, genetics, organic chemistry, anatomy, microbiology, physics — the scientific foundation everything else is built on.
Philosophy of medicine, pediatric ethics, research ethics, end-of-life decisions, cultural competency. Most physicians learn medicine. Dr. Marie also learned the ethics of it.
Two years of preclinical sciences — anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, pathology — followed by two years of clinical rotations across every major specialty, at real hospitals, with real patients.
General inpatient pediatrics, NICU, PICU, pediatric emergency medicine, subspecialty rotations, overnight call — managing critically ill children, often alone, under supervision that was always earned, never assumed.
Six years on the front lines of inpatient pediatric medicine — independently managing the most complex cases, leading resuscitations, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and teaching the next generation of residents.
More than clinical training
Most physicians learn medicine. Dr. Marie also learned the ethics of it.
Her Master of Arts in Bioethics isn't a credential on the wall — it's a lens she applies to every clinical decision. When you're facing a difficult choice about your child's care, you're not just getting a clinical recommendation. You're getting a physician formally trained to weigh competing values, navigate complex family situations, and ask not just what can be done — but why it's the right thing to do.
Why Direct Primary Care
She left the system
by design.
Not because it was too hard — but because it wasn't enough.
Dr. Marie comes to you. Your child is examined in the place they feel safest — home — with no waiting room anxiety, no sick-child exposure, and no rushed 10-minute clock.
A physician who answers when you call. Telehealth visits available across FL, GA, MO, and TX. The kind of access the standard model was never designed to provide.
Rising Star Pediatrics is built on the belief that children deserve a physician who actually knows them — their history, their family, their patterns — not just their chart.
No volume pressure. No waiting room full of patients to get through. Every visit gets the time it needs — to examine, to think, and to actually engage with you and your child.
Nobody argues with the plumber. When a plumber tells you what's wrong, you defer — because they're the expert, and you're not. Medicine deserves the same basic respect for expertise.
Your child deserves a physician who knows them
No waiting rooms. No rushed visits. 38,000+ hours of expertise — in your home.
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