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About Us

At Lady Lake Family Medicine, Dr. Burress and his staff provide family medicine services with the goal of building a lifelong relationship helping you protect and improve your overall health and well-being.

Lady Lake Family Medicine stands out as a leading medical practice in The Villages and surrounding community because Dr. Burress and his team take time to listen to your needs and provide highly customized care to enhance your wellness.

  • Arthritis
  • Insomnia
  • Diabetes
  • High Blood Pressure
  • High Cholesterol
  • Colds, Coughs, & Sore Throats
  • and more…

Our History

Dr. John Burress D.O. is passionate about his patients and giving them innovative, science-backed treatment options for conditions that can occur and worsen with aging. When you arrive at Lady Lake Family Medicine, you immediately feel at home.

The southern hospitality-inspired porch and rocking chairs welcome you at the main entrance. Laid back and down to earth, himself, it’s no wonder his staff and patients affectionately refer to him simply as “Dr. B.”

Meet Your Award Winning Team

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Medical Director

John Burress D.O.

Dr. John Burress began Lady Lake Family Medicine in 2002 with his lovely wife Sharon and have grown it to become one of the areas premier medical centers encompassing both family medicine, venous and lymphatic medicine and regenerative medicine. Dr. Burress is a third generation Floridian and cares deeply about bringing state of the art medicine to his patients throughout the various clinics within The Burress Medical Center.
Karen Kallahan
APRN - Lady Lake Family Medicine

Karen Callahan

She is a true Floridian, born and raised right here in Lake County, Florida. She has been a nurse serving the geriatric community in Lake County for over 17 years. Karen received her Master of Nursing in Science from South University in Tampa, FL with a specialty in Family Nurse Practitioner. She is board certified by the AANP (American Association of Nurse Practitioners).

She continues to provide care in the community to make a difference in healthcare and to help patients make better health choices. Karen states, “To wake up each morning
and know that I have the opportunity to save or prolong a life with my knowledge and skills is a gratifying factor.

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APRN

Ronald Kope

Ron was born and raised in Wheeling, WV and has had a desire to serve in the medical community for as long as he can remember. His medical service started as a paramedic with the Wheeling Fire Dept where he worked and continued to advance his education by going to
school for nursing. He completed his undergraduate education at West Liberty University and continued to graduate school with his Master of Nursing in Science at Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH and is board certified by the ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center).

He started his APRN career in family medicine/urgent care in Wheeling before moving to Naples, FL in 2015 and eventually relocating to Summerfield in 2022. He has provided care in Family Medicine and also has a background in Cardiology. His passion is with primary care which allows him to be able treat the whole person and to develop long standing, caring relationships with patients to help guide them in their healthcare.

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