Medical Director
Dr. Joseph Palumbo
D.O. · Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Dr. Joseph Palumbo is the Medical Director for Boca Health — a board certified Emergency Medicine physician who has practiced telemedicine since 2016 and founded LocumTele, LLC in 2020.
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About Dr. Palumbo
Biography source: LocumTele’s published team profile. Medical directorship does not establish authorship or medical review of an individual article. See our editorial standards.
License verification: Oregon Medical Board (DO198869). The board’s record provides current status and public actions.
Dr. Palumbo studied at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and began his career as a board certified Emergency Medicine physician, spending 13 years as a locum tenens doctor in hospitals across the country.
He moved into telemedicine in 2016, initially practicing urgent care medicine and hormone replacement therapy. In 2020 he founded LocumTele, LLC, which provides medical director services and professional corporation management to businesses entering telemedicine. Its areas of expertise include IV nutrition, hormone replacement therapy, peptide management, ozone therapy, and weight loss solutions.
As Medical Director, Dr. Palumbo oversees the clinical protocols and provider standards that govern how care is delivered on this site. He does not personally evaluate or prescribe for every patient — that care is delivered by the independent, state-licensed providers described below.
Boca Health's telehealth service is available in the states listed at where we operate. Service availability is subject to provider licensure and applicable state regulations.
Background
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) — Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
- 13 years practicing locum tenens emergency medicine
- Practicing telemedicine since 2016
- Founder — LocumTele, LLC (2020)
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