Family Care Specialists of Orlando & Family Practice of Celebration: A whole body approach to medicine with personalized, genuine care. Your primary care doctor plays an important role in your well-being, working as your partner in helping you to stay healthy throughout each stage of life, as well as in diagnosing and treating illnesses and medical conditions that arise. Your primary care doctor works alongside specialists to closely monitor your progress. Over time, you will develop a relationship which leads to better medical care. Your primary will catch small health problems before they become serious issues. Research shows that people who have a primary care doctor actually live longer. They are less likely to die from cancer, heart disease, stroke and many other illnesses.