Jara McDonald, MD, FAAFP, DABOM, CPI, is a double board-certified family medicine and obesity medicine physician, Certified Principal Investigator, and Principal Investigator with 10+ years of cardiometabolic experience, clinical research experience, and experience conducting 30+ clinical trials.
Dr. McDonald owns and operates Soldara Integrative Family Medicine, an integrative direct primary care practice focused on evidence-based mind-body wellness and the integration of leading-edge research. Her practice provides personalized weight management care and individualized success plans for patients managing obesity, diabetes, and related cardiometabolic conditions.
The direct primary care model allows Dr. McDonald to spend more time with patients, discuss research opportunities in depth, and build the trust needed for study participation. For Sponsors and CROs, that model supports participant education, retention, and access to patients with cardiometabolic and general medicine needs.
