About
Paulette Doiron, MD, is a family physician and OB provider based at Lantern Health's South Asheville location. A Louisiana native who spent a year abroad in France before medical school, she earned her medical degree from LSU School of Medicine. She then moved to Asheville for her family medicine residency at MAHEC, followed by a fellowship in Maternal Child Health, also at MAHEC.
Dr. Doiron brings eight years of family medicine experience and holds delivery privileges at Mission Hospital for the South location. She draws on tools from integrative medicine and lifestyle medicine to treat each patient as a whole person. Her clinical interests include prenatal care, obstetrics, newborn care, chronic disease, and food as medicine. She enjoys hiking, cooking, mountain biking, yoga, and time with family in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Education & Training
Medical School
LSU School of Medicine
Residency
Family Medicine, MAHEC, Asheville, NC
Fellowship
Maternal Child Health, MAHEC, Asheville, NC
Additional Training
Year abroad in France prior to medical school
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Doiron right for?
Dr. Doiron is the right fit for patients in south Asheville seeking a family physician who also provides full obstetric care. Pregnant patients benefit from her Maternal Child Health fellowship training and her delivery privileges at Mission Hospital. Patients managing chronic conditions will appreciate her integrative and lifestyle medicine approach. Those drawn to food as medicine and group visits will find her clinical perspective particularly well aligned with their goals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Dr. Doiron holds delivery privileges at Mission Hospital and provides prenatal care, deliveries, C-sections, and newborn care for members at Lantern Health's South Asheville location.
Dr. Doiron completed a fellowship in Maternal Child Health at MAHEC in Asheville, NC, following her family medicine residency there.
Dr. Doiron treats each patient as an individual rather than a condition. She uses tools from integrative medicine and lifestyle medicine and has a special interest in food as medicine and group medical visits.
Dr. Doiron manages prenatal care, obstetrics, newborn care, chronic disease, and lifestyle-related and nutrition-related conditions. Her care spans patients of all ages at the South Asheville location.
Dr. Doiron earned her medical degree from LSU School of Medicine. She then completed both her family medicine residency and her Maternal Child Health fellowship at MAHEC in Asheville.
Dr. Doiron is currently on a waitlist. Prospective patients can join through the Lantern Health website.
Yes. Group medical visits are one of Dr. Doiron's specific interests. She incorporates this model as part of her patient-centered and integrative approach to care.
Doctor profile last updated March 29, 2026