Clinics & Hospitals

Danny Nguyen, DO, Michael Allen, MD, and Lewis Tsai, MD on the family medicine in patient service in Jennie Sealy Hospital.

Examination room

One Family,
Three Family Medicine Clinics
and a Hospital Service Dedicated to Our Patients

With over 59,000 annual patient visits our three clinics offer patients a full array of services: health care for infants, children and adults. This includes primary care for all ages, geriatrics, men's and women's health, and lab services. We also offer social work, behavioral and mental health services with therapeutic services offered on site. Our physicians work closely with our on-site social worker, our behavioral medicine professionals, and a large network of specialists to provide the most comprehensive care possible to our patients. Our Family Medicine Island East Clinic is the dedicated intern year clinic. 

Features for Providers

All three of our clinics are set up to maximize physician-patient interaction and feature:

  • Integrated EpicCare™ EMR
  • Work areas for resident physicians
  • Medical care teams, including physicians, resident physicians, and nurses
  • EMR access in all examination areas
  • Dedicated counseling and therapy spaces
  • Conference room for team meetings
  • Break area


Family Medicine Clinic at the Primary Care Pavilion

Family Medicine Clinic
Island East

400 Harborside Drive, Galveston, Texas
Suites 104 and 124
in the Primary Care Pavilion

Laura Porterfield, MD, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations and Medical Director

20 patient rooms, on-site lab, imaging services, adjacent to hospital complex, acupuncture services available

Family Medicine Clinic - Island West

Family Medicine Clinic
Island West

6710 Stewart Road, Galveston, Texas

Juliet McKee, MD, Medical Director

17 patient rooms, on-site lab services and acupuncture services available

Family Medicine Clinic - Dickinson

Family Medicine Clinic
Dickinson

2401 W. FM 646, Dickinson, Texas

Syed S. Azhar, MD, MBA, Medical Director

18 patient rooms, on-site lab services, located in the fastest-growing community in Galveston County

Additional services are rendered at:

Galveston County's Coastal Health and Wellness Center: Obstetrics and Women's health under the supervision of Oyetokunbo Ibidapo-Obe, MD and Zuleica Santiago Delgado, MD

UTMB Health Jennie Sealy Hospital

Hospital Facilities

Residents in our inpatient rotations care for patients on an opposed Family Medicine Inpatient Service at Jennie Sealy Hospital under the supervision of Medical Director, Quratulanne "Annie" Jan, MD. The service is staffed by Family Medicine faculty.

Jennie Sealy Hospital opened in April 2016 and serves, with John Sealy Hospital, as the hub of the UTMB Health System inpatient care complex in Galveston. The $438 million facility features 310 patient rooms, including 60 dedicated ICU beds, a 28-bed day surgery unit and 20 state-of-the-art operating suites. It also connects to UTMB's Clinical Services Wing, which contains the pharmacy, laboratory space, support services (environmental services, materials management, linen), and the Café on the Court.

Nearby inpatient facilities include John Sealy Hospital, John Sealy Annex, Children's Hospital, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital, and the Shriner's Hospital for Children.

Residents will also have the opportunity to work in the university’s nationally recognized Level I Trauma Center, one of only three Level I Trauma Centers in the Houston/Galveston region. Patients in the UTMB Health System hospital complex benefit from a variety of world-class facilities, including such facilities as the Texas Transplant Center and the Blocker Burn Unit.

The University of Texas Medical Branch is a member of the 49-institution Texas Medical Center.





Department of Family Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, Texas 77555-1123

(409) 747-8593

family.residency@utmb.edu

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Juliet McKee, MD

Juliet McKee, MD
Vice Chair for Education
Director,
Residency Program

 
Creshonda Collins

Creshonda Collins
Coordinator,
Residency Program 

Kimberly Denton

Kimberly Denton
Manager,
Residency Program