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Join Gonzaba Medical Group in celebrating fiesta for the 65th year!

Join Gonzaba Medical Group in celebrating fiesta for the 65th year!

Fiesta is a beloved San Antonio tradition dating back to 1891 when the very first Battle of the Flowers event was held to honor the Battle of San Jacinto and the Alamo Heroes. The parade was so successful in bringing the community together and generated so much excitement that more events were...

National Public Health Week

National Public Health Week

At Gonzaba Medical Group, we believe in preventative healthcare for our patients that extends outside of the clinic. With our coordinated care model, patients benefit from having not only primary and specialty providers under the same roof but also an event center that brings community into their...

Prayer and Great Medical Care Beat COVID-19 at 106 Years Old

Prayer and Great Medical Care Beat COVID-19 at 106 Years Old

Minnie McRae knows first-hand that the purpose of Gonzaba Medical Group is much more than patient care. At 106 years old, she just beat COVID-19. From the time Dr. Bill Gonzaba opened the doors of his one-room clinic on the Southside of San Antonio on South Flores Street more than 60 years ago, he...

Gonzaba Medical Group Leads the Way In COVID-19 Medical and Community Response

Gonzaba Medical Group Leads the Way In COVID-19 Medical and Community Response

As a nationally recognized and locally trusted provider of health care, Gonzaba Medical Group celebrates 60 years of service to the south Texas community in 2020. While it is known for its patient-centered approach year after year, it’s clear that the mission of Gonzaba Medical Group is to be more...

TeleHealth

TeleHealth

Your Personalized Care TeamRight Here. For You. As we have for 60 years, Gonzaba Medical Group will continue to put our senior patients’ healthcare needs as our highest priority and serve our community with quality, affordable healthcare. We’re meeting today’s health situation through safe and...

Declaring San Antonio Seniors Month

Declaring San Antonio Seniors Month

In 2017, Dr. Bill Gonzaba had a visionary idea to recognize senior citizens of San Antonio for their contributions and achievements. For nearly 60 years, Dr. Bill has been transforming healthcare on the city’s southside as a primary care physician serving primarily seniors. From a one-room office...

Gonzaba Medical Group Leads the Nation In Positively Transforming Medical Care

Gonzaba Medical Group Leads the Nation In Positively Transforming Medical Care

More than 60 years ago, Dr. Bill Gonzaba made a decision that would positively and forever change the quality and access to medical care in San Antonio’s southside neighborhoods and would become nationally known as a “full-risk” health care model. One that holds provider organizations fully...

Gonzaba Medical Group: A Pioneer In Patient-Centered Medical Care

Gonzaba Medical Group: A Pioneer In Patient-Centered Medical Care

Claire considers the day she selected a primary care doctor at Gonzaba Medical Group as one of the most important days of her life. She had been suffering from recurring sinus infections for years and her former doctor would breeze through her appointment in less than five minutes, write her a...

What is a Family Practice?

What is a Family Practice?

Primary care physicians fall into one of two categories: family medicine doctors and internal medicine doctors. The most significant difference between the two is internal medicine doctors care for adults. A family practitioner is a pediatrician and internal doctor combined into one specialty....

Your Guide to Open Enrollment

Your Guide to Open Enrollment

Open enrollment season is a period of time when people may elect or change the benefit options in health insurance and Medicare. The dates are October 15 through December 7. Current Medicare users can choose to re-evaluate part of their Medicare coverage and compare it against other plans in the...

Healthy Aging Awareness Month: Tips on Aging

Healthy Aging Awareness Month: Tips on Aging

As you get older, it is essential to take care of yourself. Trying to stay healthy as you age can be a challenge. Through Gonzaba Medical Group, we created a program called Strong65. It was created for San Antonio seniors to engage in healthy lifestyles. By signing up for this program, it will...

The Importance of Physical Therapy for Seniors

The Importance of Physical Therapy for Seniors

As you grow old, you can experience more pain and are vulnerable to more injuries. Physical therapy can help relieve pain and restore physical functions such as flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination. Some of the physical therapy treatments that can be used are stretching, walking,...

Tijerina, Stephanie FNP

Stephanie Tijerina, NP is a bilingual Family Nurse Practitioner and Texas Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Prior to joining Gonzaba Medical Group, she gained valuable surgical experience working at Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hospital as well as at Urology San Antonio. Most...

Sustaita, Alejandro Macias, MD

Dr. Alejandro Macias Sustaita was born in Juarez, Mexico and moved to El Paso, Texas with his family at the age of twelve. El Paso quickly became home to Dr. Macias, and to this day he still misses seeing the Star on the Mountain light up the night sky. Dr. Macias was drawn to the medical field by...