Dr. Shannon Connolly, MD
DPC Family Medicine physician, Orange, CA
Open Arms Primary CareDr. Shannon Connolly is a board certified family physician and co-founder of Open Arms Primary Care, a direct primary care practice.
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About Dr. Connolly
Dr. Connolly is a board certified family physician and co-founder of Open Arms Primary Care. Her undergraduate studies were at Brown University and Harvard University, and she earned her medical degree at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. She completed a family medicine residency at UCLA and a primary care psychiatry fellowship at UC Irvine.
Before Open Arms, she was associate medical director at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, where she oversaw primary care and behavioral health care. Members can reach her directly when they need her. She aims to learn what matters in each patient's life, so care decisions are made together.
She welcomes LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, undocumented and larger-bodied patients, and patients who have experienced trauma. She has served as president of the California Academy of Family Physicians and is active in leadership and advocacy at the state and national level. Outside work, she enjoys hiking with her dog, trying new foods, keeping aquariums and rescuing animals.
Membership and fees
Membership at Open Arms Primary Care is $129 a month for adults 18 and over, plus a one-time $100 enrollment fee.
It includes unlimited visits, email, phone and video chat, annual physicals, sick visits, chronic disease management and discounted labs and imaging.
Hospital or ER visits, specialist care, medications, outside labs and radiology cost extra, and members cancel with 30 days written notice.
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Questions patients ask
Does Dr. Connolly take insurance, or offer a membership?
Open Arms Primary Care is a direct primary care practice with a flat monthly membership. The practice does not accept insurance.
How much does a membership at Open Arms Primary Care cost?
Adult membership is $129 a month for adults 18 and over, plus a one-time $100 enrollment fee.
Is Dr. Connolly board certified?
Dr. Connolly is a board certified family physician.
Where did Dr. Connolly train?
She earned her medical degree at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. She completed a family medicine residency at UCLA and a primary care psychiatry fellowship at UC Irvine.
Does Dr. Connolly offer telehealth?
Open Arms Primary Care offers visits in person or by telehealth.
Who does Dr. Connolly welcome as patients?
She welcomes LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, undocumented and larger-bodied patients, and patients who have experienced trauma.
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