Dr. Caryl Guillermo received her medical degree from the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay in the Philippines. She completed her residency in Family Practice at the Wichita Falls Family Practice Residency Program, an affiliate of UT-Southwestern in Dallas. Dr. Guillermo is following in the footsteps of her father, Dr. Benjamin Guillermo, who has been a practicing physician in the Clear Lake-area for over 15 years. Dr. Guillermo is board certified with the American Board of Family Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice and American Medical Association. Dr. Guillermo's practice philosophy is to help her patients by listening and caring for them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. She believes in empowering her patients through active participation in their treatment plan and overall health. She loves taking care of entire families and has a special interest in women's health and well-being.

When Dr. Guillermo is not at work taking care of her patients, she enjoys spending time with her family. Dr. Guillermo is a member of Bay Harbour United Methodist Church in League City. Her hobbies include reading, shopping, bowling, and tennis.

Dr. Ben-Okoli's special interests include prevention, health maintenance, integrative medicine, counseling and adult medicine. He is dedicated to patient empowerment and patient education which are essential to helping patients achieve their medical, mental and social health goals. He is looking forward to developing lifelong relationships with his patients and their families.

Laura Ellender, MSN, RN, CEN, FNP-C is a graduate of University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, where she obtained her Master of Science in Nursing. Laura specializes as an experienced board certified family nurse practitioner as well as a certified emergency nurse. Her clinical interests include all aspects of family medicine.

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Dr. Cecil Kumfa is a graduate of the Windsor University School of Medicine in St Kitts, West Indies. She completed her residency at Richmond University Medical Center in New York and her Geriatric Medicine fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Dr. Kumfa is an assistant professor of Geriatric Medicine and serves as attending faculty on the ACE (Acute Care for the Elders) Unit, Geriatric Consults, and Geriatric Clinic Service. Dr. Kumfa currently serves as the director of the Acute Care for the Elders Unit, as well as the Medical Director of Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston.

Dr. Kalia was born and raised in Texas, is a Texas A&M University Alumni, and is here to serve her community. She likes to come up with individualized realistic health plans and medical treatments with her patients. She truly enjoys the variety of medical conditions she gets to treat as a primary care physician, as well as the bonds she creates with her patients. Currently, she is an assistant clinical professor for UTMB who enjoys teaching also.

Medicine is her hobby. Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time with her family which includes laughing at her husband's dad jokes and son's humor, cooking, audio-books, movies, volunteering, and research. Her grandmother, parents, and siblings all reside in League City.

Dr. Fatima Khan joined UTMB Health in May of 2016. She was born in the UK and was raised in Pakistan. She graduated from medical school at the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan in 2003. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2009. She received her board certification in Internal Medicine in 2009.

She has a special interest in Preventive Medicine and nephrology/hypertension.

Dr. Khan resides with her family in League City.

Dr. Varghese is a physician at the Victory Lakes Town Center Clinic in League City. Dr. Varghese completed his medical residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler, Texas, where he served as Chief Resident. While clinically trained in a broad scope of medicine, his expertise includes adult and children's health, minor procedures, and preventative care.

As a physician, my patient care practices are centered around three core beliefs. First, I believe that patient autonomy should be respected. Both patient's beliefs and evidence-based medicine should be incorporated into workup and treatment plans as every patient is different. Secondly, I believe that teamwork is essential to provide the best possible care. I aim to use the knowledge and expertise of other health professionals to do so. Lastly, I believe in the importance of preventative care, which we achieve through education, screening, and counseling.

Ultimately, Dr. Varghese's goal is to address the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of health. Dr. Varghese wants to partner with his patients to empower them to restore their wellness.

Dr. Zuleica Santiago-Delgado joined the Department of Family Medicine in 2018. She is a family physician at the Family Medicine Clinic - Island East with a focus in women's health and obstetrics. Dr. Santiago-Delgado earned a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and a Doctorate of Medicine from Ponce Health Science University in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Dr. Santiago-Delgado completed her residency training at UTMB Health.

Dr. Santiago-Delgado is a board certified family physician and her academic and clinical interests include women's health, academic medicine, and underserved population medicine.

Christine Kley is a board-certified family medicine physician. Areas of clinical interest include preventative medicine, women’s health, and travel medicine. She enjoys teaching and received the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Teaching award in residency training. Outside of clinic, she enjoys spending time with her family, exploring the Houston restaurant scene, and crafting.

Dr. Namita Bhardwaj is a native Houstonian. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin where she completed her undergraduate coursework in biology and earned her Bachelors of Science and Bachelors of Arts. She went on to attend Ross University to complete her medical education and to earn her MD.

Dr. Bhardwaj completed her family medicine residency at UT Health in Houston, TX. She served as chief resident in her final year of training and was recognized as an outstanding PGY 3 resident and awarded the Scholarly Achievement Award. Dr. Bhardwaj then went on to pursue her fellowship training in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in El Paso. There she served as team physician for several of the local teams including the El Paso Rhinos, University of Texas at El Paso Division I Sports teams, as well as area high schools covering a wide array of sports.

In her role at UTMB, Dr. Bhardwaj serves as the medical director for Galveston ISD. You can always find her and her team of residents and students on the sidelines at Ball High School football games. Dr. Bhardwaj's scholarly interests include opioids and sports related injuries. She has also served as Physician of the Day for the Texas Legislature. Dr. Bhardwaj enjoys attending sporting events, spending time with family and friends, reading and traveling in her spare time.