Martha Gilman, DO

"Dr. Martha Gilman is a board certified osteopathic family physician. She completed her family practice residency in July 2017 and chose to join Lotus Family Practice for many reasons. To start, it is located in southern Maine where she went to medical school (UNECOM, graduated in 2009) and is only 2 hours from her home town of Canterbury, NH. The practice is a direct primary care office, which is ideal to foster the physician-patient relationship essential for providing high quality patient care. Appointments are not rushed, allowing time for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments (OMT), which Dr. Gilman uses on a regular basis. There is also time during the day to do all the “extras” in patient care: call patients, read about topics to refresh her memory, and enjoy the mental space provided by having less frequent patient appointments, adding to her own quality of life. Dr. Gilman loves all aspects of family practice: caring for newborns, the frail and elderly, and everyone in between. She utilizes modern medicine, alternative/complementary medicine (especially OMT) and mindfulness to help patients live the lives they were meant to live. She is also a hospice volunteer where she can witness the beauty and rawness of the human spirit. These experiences enable her to have meaningful conversations with her own patients as they approach their end-of-life. She is looking forward to building relationships with her future patients and navigating the crazy health care system together!"

"Lotus Family Practice is a direct primary care practice. This means having a doctor who has the time to get to know you. It means belonging to a practice that focuses on keeping you healthy, and provides the tools and support to back that up. This means getting the care you need without any red tape or hoops to jump through. FEWER PATIENTS = MORE TIME WITH YOU We limit the number of patients in our practice to around 600 patients per doctor, significantly less than the conventional practice typically over 2000. This means relaxed office visits with enough time to address all of your needs, same day appointments, and a doctor who is easily accessible through phone or email. INSURANCE FREE = HASSLE FREE We don’t accept insurance. But don’t let that scare you. It can actually save you money. Becoming a member can help you avoid high insurance premiums, if all you really need is catastrophic coverage. We also offer drastically discounted generic medications and lab work."