Embracing the community has always been the ultimate goal for Dr. Ron Renuart with his medical practice, and after 30 years he is proud to say that he has accomplished that goal.
His journey to help the community become healthier began after finishing up his residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, where he specialized in internal medicine.
He joined Dr. William Lynch and Dr. Anthony Vetere in the summer of 1994 with their original office located in Jacksonville Beach
“I had offers at different spots around Florida, but knew that I liked Jacksonville,” Renuart said. “I remember I was going to meet with them when I heard the news that the Jaguars would be coming to town. I knew right then that this was going to be the place for me.”
Two years later, they sold the practice to what was called Baptist St. Vincent’s at the time, and he has been partnered with Baptist Health ever since.
“We were one of the first practices absorbed during the merger and in 2002 I merged into the Ponte Vedra office,” Renuart said.
For Renuart, he knew from an early age that he wanted to be a doctor, as he was always fascinated by the profession and wanted to do his part to help people.
“I didn’t have any close relatives who were doctors, but I can’t think of a time in my life when I didn’t want to be a doctor,” Renuart said.
His sense of community spirit was not only reflective in his medical practice but also in other aspects of his life, as he served in the National Guard with stints in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 and 2007.
“Fortunately, a lot of my patients stayed with me when I was deployed,” Renuart said. “That has always meant a lot to me.”
He also spent four terms in the House of Representatives representing the local Beaches community, as well as serving as the president of the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach.
Throughout the years he has had loyal patients, including still seeing the first patient he ever saw.
According to Renuart, gaining their trust is something he is extremely proud of and has never taken for granted.
“I always wanted to have the type of practice where you get that hometown feel and you don’t mind running into people you know when you go out to eat or at the grocery store,” Renuart said. “I wanted to make sure to spend time with my patients and really be part of their lives and letting them know how healthy they can be.”
Renuart focuses on primary care and helping patients develop preventative and treatment plans that seek to both educate and heal.
One of the major things that has been prevalent since he started is the constant evolution of the medical field due to advances in technology and research.
“So many things have changed in how we use medicine and even some of the old ways have come back,” Renuart said.
According to Renuart, one of the most influential ways he has seen technology have an impact is through the sharing of information with other doctors to best develop a plan for patients.
He also thanked all the specialists and staff members that have worked with him and made his practice what it has been over the years.
Renuart and his wife Tamara have seven children and 10 grandchildren with many still living in the area.
“I have no regrets,” Renuart said.
Renuart’s Baptist Primary Care practice is located at 520 State Road A1A N., Suite 101 in Ponte Vedra Beach.
