A familiar and trusted name in healthcare is returning to Wellington following his departure in 2013 to help address a critical shortage of gastroenterology care in Okeechobee County.
Dr. Vikram Tarugu, a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, spent three years serving the Wellington community before leaving to open a practice in Okeechobee, where there was no local gastroenterologist. Now, he has established the Wellington Digestive Institute, located at 1447 Medical Park Blvd., Suite 405, in Wellington.
After successfully establishing a presence in Okeechobee and improving access to specialty care there, Tarugu is now expanding his practice back into Wellington, where he will continue serving patients while maintaining care in both communities…