Family Medicine Physician, Capital City Family Medicine, Boise

Tara Whitaker, MD, is a family medicine physician at Capital City Family Medicine, a St. Luke’s Health System clinic in Boise. Board certified in family medicine with specialties in primary care psychiatric support, transgender healthcare and women’s health, she is also the medical advisor for Sage Healthcare, where she provides medicine oversight for local psychiatric facilities including Cottonwood Creek Behavioral Hospital, Northpoint and Lifeways Hospitals. 

Dr. Whitaker is an Idaho WWAMI graduate and received her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine. While completing her medical education, she focused on underserved populations and in 2010 was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.  She completed her residency at the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho.  

Outside of work, Dr. Whitaker enjoys hiking, biking, rafting, reading fiction of all kinds, traveling, art-viewing, indoor and outdoor gardening, cooking and watching birds on the patio with her spouse, Dave.