Dr. Guillermo Varela, MD

Dr. Guillermo Varela is a family medicine and internal medicine physician who has dedicated 37 years to caring for patients across all age groups. He earned his medical degree from Universidad Nacional De Colombia Facultad De Medicina, bringing international medical training to his practice. His dual specialization allows him to provide comprehensive primary care for families while also managing complex internal medicine conditions in adult patients. Dr. Varela is multilingual, speaking Chinese, Spanish, English, and Arabic to better serve diverse patient populations.

Dr. Varela practices at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, and maintains hospital affiliations with HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital and Ascension Saint Vincent's Riverside Hospital. He focuses on managing high blood pressure conditions, including both routine hypertension and more urgent hypertensive emergencies. His expertise extends to pediatric hypertension care, ensuring young patients receive …appropriate blood pressure management. Additionally, Dr. Varela performs specialized procedures including blood banking services, blood transfusions, and electroencephalograms to monitor brain activity.