Myrline C. Emile, MD

Dr. Cleo Emile is a Family Medicine physician drawn to the intersection of lifestyle medicine, community wellness, and creative approaches to better health. With a passion for rural and underserved medicine, she believes some of the most meaningful advances in healthcare begin with listening to communities, reimagining what care can look like, and helping people feel empowered in their health journeys. During residency, she brought these values to life by developing lifestyle medicine educational programming, leading a quality improvement initiatives, and founding a weekly Wellness Walk that brought people together through movement and connection. She also helped transform the resident experience by designing a dedicated wellness space. These projects reflect her interest in making wellness practical, accessible, and part of everyday life, not just something discussed during appointments. Her clinical interests include preventive care, chronic disease management, obesity and lifestyle medicine, healthy aging, and whole person health. Dr. Emile enjoys connecting clinical medicine with community engagement, education, and innovative ideas that make a lasting difference. She hopes to continue building programs that bring people together, promote sustainable healthy habits, and make healthcare more human.