Coral Way Office
7171 Coral Way, Suite 500
Miami, FL 33155
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Primary Care in Miami, FL
Living with a chronic condition is not only about managing a diagnosis. It is about understanding how your body is functioning, how it is responding to stress and illness, and how well it is adapting to the demands placed upon it.
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Lisette Portes, MDCoral Way · Miami
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Meet Dr. Lisette Portes
Lisette Portes, MD is an experienced, board-certified family medicine physician practicing in Miami, Florida. Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, Dr. Portes cares for adults 18 and older, including seniors on Medicare, from her Coral Way office. Patients come to Dr. Portes for continuity: she knows their history, follows clinical patterns over time, manages conditions that do not resolve in a single visit, and coordinates specialist care when needed. Her approach is centered on understanding the whole person behind the diagnosis and building an individualized plan that can evolve as the patient's health changes.
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Chronic disease care
A Different Approach to Chronic Disease Care
Understand your health through your physiology.
Living with a chronic condition is not only about managing a diagnosis. It is about understanding how your body is functioning, how it is responding to stress and illness, and how well it is adapting to the demands placed upon it.
As a Board-Certified Family Physician, I take a comprehensive approach to chronic disease care that combines traditional medical evaluation with objective measures of physiological regulation. One of the tools I use is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) to evaluate patterns of autonomic nervous system regulation and the body's adaptive response.
Personalized care
My Approach
01 — ASSESS
We begin with a comprehensive medical evaluation and establish a physiological baseline. HRV measurements can help characterize your autonomic regulation and adaptive capacity at the time of evaluation.
02 — UNDERSTAND
We put your physiological data into clinical context. Your HRV patterns are considered together with your symptoms, medical history, medications, laboratory results, sleep, lifestyle, and other relevant factors.
03 — PERSONALIZE
Based on this information, we develop an individualized plan designed around your specific clinical and physiological needs.
04 — INTERVENE
Your treatment plan may include appropriate medical management together with targeted lifestyle and behavioral interventions focused on areas such as sleep, recovery, physical activity, stress regulation, and other modifiable factors.
05 — FOLLOW & ADAPT
Your progress is followed over time. We evaluate how your symptoms, clinical outcomes, and physiological measurements change and adjust the plan as needed.
Chronic Disease Requires More Than a Prescription
Many patients with chronic conditions have symptoms that persist even when individual laboratory values appear acceptable.
Fatigue. Poor sleep. Difficulty recovering. Digestive symptoms. Fluctuations in blood pressure. Reduced energy. Stress intolerance.
These experiences are part of the clinical picture.
My approach is to look at the whole physiological system, rather than focusing exclusively on one isolated symptom or laboratory value.
Measuring Regulation. Personalizing Care. Tracking Progress.
HRV is not a diagnosis by itself. It is a physiological measurement that can provide additional information about autonomic regulation when interpreted within the context of a comprehensive medical evaluation. This allows us to establish a baseline, identify patterns, implement an individualized plan, and objectively follow changes over time.
The goal is progress you can understand and measure.
HRV is used as an adjunctive physiological measurement and is not a standalone diagnostic test. HRV findings are interpreted in conjunction with the patient's medical history, clinical evaluation, and appropriate diagnostic testing.
Care that evolves with you
Your Health Is Dynamic. Your Care Should Be, Too.
Your body changes. Your response to stress changes. Your sleep, activity, environment, medications, and illness can all influence your physiological state. Your care should evolve with you. I work with my patients throughout this process—evaluating, treating, measuring, reassessing, and adjusting as we work toward better health and function.
Begin Your EvaluationWhy Patients Choose Dr. Lisette Portes
Board-Certified Family Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, with residency training in family medicine at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Independent, Physician-Led Care. Dr. Portes provides personalized care centered on continuity, clear communication, and thoughtful coordination when specialist input is needed.
One Doctor, Every Visit. You see Dr. Portes — not a rotating roster of providers who have to relearn your chart each time.
One Miami Office. Dr. Portes welcomes patients at 7171 Coral Way, Suite 500, convenient to Coral Gables, Westchester, Kendall, and Doral.
Unhurried Appointments. Visits are built around real conversation, not a stopwatch.
Seniors Welcome. Extensive experience with Medicare patients, complex medication lists, and multi-condition care.
Areas We Serve in Miami-Dade County
Dr. Portes welcomes patients from Miami, South Miami, Coral Gables, Westchester, Kendall, Olympia Heights, Coral Terrace, Glenvar Heights, Pinecrest, Doral, Sweetwater, Hialeah, Brickell, Little Havana, Miami Springs, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, and the surrounding Miami-Dade communities. Florida residents statewide are eligible for telehealth visits.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Dr. Portes is currently accepting new adult and senior patients at her Coral Way office. New patient appointments can be scheduled by phone or through the online request form.
Dr. Portes currently accepts Oscar Commercial, Cigna Commercial, Aetna Commercial, Free Medicare, and Preferred Medicare. Please call the office with your member ID to confirm eligibility and benefits before your appointment.
Same-day and next-day appointments are typically available for sick visits. Routine physicals and new patient visits are generally scheduled within one to two weeks.
Yes. Dr. Portes manages chronic pain conditions including lower back pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, sciatica, and diabetic neuropathy using a conservative, non-opioid-first approach, with referral to pain medicine or orthopedic specialists when a procedure is needed.
The office is located at 7171 Coral Way, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33155.
New patients welcome
Book Your Appointment With a Top-Rated Miami Primary Care Doctor
Dr. Lisette Portes is accepting new patients in Miami. Call 305-328-5079 or request your appointment online.