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JulioUgarte MD

“It is such a privilege to partner with a patient and help guide them toward better health and work with them to ease their disease.” That unique humility and marked respect for his patients is what makes Dr. Ugarte a very special primary care physician. It all started at the College of Medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he earned his medical degree in 1981. Next came residency, which he served at Florida Hospital Orlando. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Dr. Ugarte’s career truly began at the Park Care Health Center in Orlando, where he practiced until 1993. His own, private practice came next and Dr. Ugarte was well established in Summerfield when he opted to join the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence family in 2009. Today, his patients number upwards of 3,000 and the key to his success most certainly lies in the way he approaches treatment.

“The constant increases in healthcare costs and chronic illness have shown me we need to incorporate a more functional approach to patient care. I try to better address the root care of illness and allow the body to heal itself. We employ a flexible approach that incorporates traditional western as well as functioning alternatives in care.” It’s an approach his patients certainly seem to appreciate. “I listen to my patients, try to fi nd the underlying cause of their symptoms and use whatever course of treatment is necessary to help them. We offer various treatments—nutritional analysis, food intolerance, advanced lipid testing, even genetic testing to optimize patient care and ultimately get a therapeutic response.”