Dr. Crystal Maxwell

Dr. Crystal Maxwell is a family physician at LIGHT Family Wellness, where direct primary care is her focus. She completed a family medicine residency at the University of Tennessee in 2010 and has held board certification in family medicine since that year. From 2012 through 2020 she was Chief Medical Officer for a multi-site community health center in South Carolina, and in 2020 she moved into direct primary care. Her clinical work spans preventive care, management of chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension and obesity, women's health, and pediatrics. At the practice she oversees all hormone therapy care and also provides weight loss, hair thinning and skin treatments. Health education and coaching are a regular part of how she works with patients.

Her professional memberships include the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Board of Family Medicine, the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians and the South Carolina Medical Association. Recent honors include the 2015 Provider of the Year award from the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association, a 2021 place among the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce's Top 10 business leaders under 40, and inclusion among 55 women to know in North Carolina, named by KNOW Women, LLC, in spring 2022. In May 2021 she was confirmed as a Commissioner of the South Carolina Mental Health Commission, and in June 2024 she received special recognition for her service to the Commission. She is also a co-author of The Chronicles of Women in White Coats 2, released in May 2020.