"Dr Minda Gold was born in northern New Jersey, the youngest of 4 children. She studied microbiology at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst while also pursuing her love of music and marine biology. Dr Gold returned to New Jersey to attend New Jersey Medical School. She followed her dream , returning to New England, to complete a residency in Family Medicine at the Maine Medical Center/Mercy Hospital program. She has been a family doctor in Damariscotta, Maine since 1994 and is an active member of the medical staff at Lincoln Health-Miles Hospital in Damariscotta and consulting staff at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Dr Gold’s vision of Family Medicine is a partnership with her patients and colleagues at Full Circle Direct Primary Care to provide a holistic, integrated medical home. Along with her husband, a renowned artist and her two sons, Dr Gold enjoys “anything outdoors”, travel and spending time with friends and family."