About
Dr. Elaine Paik is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with fellowship training in Geriatrics and Faculty Development. She has cared for patients in Fort Worth for over 24 years. Her clinical scope spans full-spectrum family medicine with a particular focus on women's health. She manages complex, multi-condition patients using a practical one-stop approach, referring out only when truly necessary.
Dr. Paik holds membership in the AAFP, TAFP, and the American Board of Family Medicine. She trains medical students at TCU School of Medicine and previously served as an attending physician for students, residents, and fellows. She brings advanced procedural skills including dry needling for pain management and recovery. Her work is grounded in Christian faith, guiding her commitment to serve with compassion and humility. Outside the clinic, she has mentored youth through Scouts of America for over a decade and served as a medic for a national-level Tae Kwon Do team. She is a mom of two teenagers, has three rescue dogs, and enjoys crocheting, welding, and cooking.
Education & Training
Fellowship
Fellowship-trained in Geriatrics and Faculty Development
Additional Training
Ongoing educator for medical students at TCU School of Medicine; former attending physician training medical students, residents, and fellows
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Paik right for?
Dr. Paik is a strong fit for patients ages 5 and up seeking thorough, relationship-driven primary care. Adults managing chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, or thyroid disorders benefit from her root-cause approach. Women at any life stage, from adolescence through menopause, find her focus on women's health particularly relevant. Patients dealing with musculoskeletal pain, headaches, or sports injuries can also access her dry needling and procedural expertise. She works well with patients who want to understand their health fully and reduce medications over time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Paik manages a wide range of conditions including diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorders, high cholesterol, and osteoporosis. She also treats musculoskeletal pain, headaches, TMJ, nerve-related pain, and sports injuries. Her specialty-level care extends to cardiac, pulmonary, endocrine, rheumatologic, neurologic, urologic, and psychiatric conditions.
Yes. Dr. Paik holds board certification in Family Medicine through the American Board of Family Medicine. She also completed fellowship training in Geriatrics and Faculty Development.
Dr. Paik has over 24 years of clinical experience caring for patients in Fort Worth. She previously trained medical students, residents, and fellows as an attending physician, and she continues to educate medical students at TCU School of Medicine.
Yes. Dr. Paik provides comprehensive women's health care at every life stage. Services include well-woman exams, birth control and family planning, routine gynecologic care, adolescent care, and perimenopause and menopause management. She also performs IUD and Nexplanon insertions and removals in the office.
Dr. Paik uses an investigative, root-cause approach she calls the Elementary Approach. She focuses on understanding what drives symptoms rather than defaulting to prescriptions. Her goal is to reduce medications where possible and address underlying causes through targeted, evidence-based care.
Yes. Dr. Paik handles many procedures in-office, including dry needling, joint injections, IUD and Nexplanon insertion and removal, skin tag and wart removal, abscess and cyst treatment, laceration repair, and toenail care. This one-stop capability reduces the need for outside referrals.
Dr. Paik sees patients ages 5 and up. She works with individuals and families, patients managing multiple chronic conditions, women seeking ongoing gynecologic and hormonal care, and patients recovering from injuries or pain-related conditions. She has specific expertise in geriatric medicine as well.
Yes. Dr. Paik offers dry needling as a treatment for musculoskeletal pain, headaches, TMJ, nerve-related pain, sports injuries, and car accident recovery. Non-members can access dry needling sessions for $100 per treatment.
Dr. Paik holds membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP), the Texas Medical Board, and the American Board of Family Medicine.
Yes, medication reduction is a deliberate part of Dr. Paik's clinical philosophy. She seeks root causes before recommending prescriptions. When lifestyle changes or targeted interventions can address an issue, she pursues those first.
Doctor profile last updated October 31, 2026